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Weather in Elm Creek, Nebraska

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elm Creek, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 4:06 AM
62
°
Heavy Rain
Feels like
61°
Humidity
94%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
Elm Creek, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
11p
65°
12a
63°
1a
61°
2a
57°
3a
55°
4a
54°
5a
52°
6a
49°
7a
56°
8a
65°
9a
74°
10a
82°
11a
87°
12p
87°
1p
91°
2p
93°
3p
93°
4p
94°
5p
92°
6p
90°
7p
84°
8p
75°
9p
72°
10p
L 49°H 94°
Elm Creek, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    75%
    86°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    66%
    79°53°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    62%
    52°46°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    62%
    63°40°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    13%
    59°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    27%
    55°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Showers
    27%
    73°53°
Elm Creek, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
285° · backing 147°
Direction
WNW
285°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
58
avg 16
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 16 · pk 58 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 147° from the wnw.
Elm Creek, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
926.5
+6.0 mb in 3h · falling · 27.36 inHg
Now
926.5
mb
3h
+6.0
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
+1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 919930
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Elm Creek, NE
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.7 μg/m³
PM 10
6.6 μg/m³
NO₂
4.3 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Elm Creek, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:49 AM
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
2:20 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elm Creek, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:25 AM
Moonset
2:21 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Elm Creek, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elm Creek at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Elm Creek

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.