Weather in Fairbury, Nebraska
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fairbury, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
86%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
8:38 PM
Fairbury, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
11p
68°
12a
66°
1a
64°
2a
61°
3a
59°
4a
59°
5a
58°
6a
59°
7a
65°
8a
71°
9a
77°
10a
81°
11a
85°
12p
86°
1p
89°
2p
91°
3p
93°
4p
93°
5p
93°
6p
92°
7p
88°
8p
85°
12%
9p
80°
10p
Fairbury, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Showers54%93°64°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm70%89°65°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm95%78°53°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle95%63°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle—62°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle25%60°46°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle27%66°55°
Fairbury, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Fairbury, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
112° · veering 61°
Direction
ESE
112°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 9
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fairbury, NE
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fairbury, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:42 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
8:38 PM
Civil dusk
2:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fairbury, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:18 AM
- Moonset
- 2:10 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fairbury, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Fairbury at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 17 (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.