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Weather in Hayes Center, Nebraska

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hayes Center, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 1:46 AM
64
°
Light Rain
Feels like
62°
Humidity
83%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Sunset
8:54 PM
Hayes Center, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
8p
74°
9p
69°
10p
64°
11p
62°
12a
60°
1a
58°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
52°
5a
49°
6a
47°
7a
56°
8a
63°
9a
73°
10a
80°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
89°
5p
88°
6p
87°
7p
L 47°H 89°
Hayes Center, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    71%
    83°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    65°51°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    65%
    52°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    65%
    62°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    12%
    56°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    29%
    52°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    29%
    73°51°
Hayes Center, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
345° · backing 109°
Direction
NNW
345°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 12
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 12 · pk 32 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 109° from the nnw.
Hayes Center, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
898.4
+3.0 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 26.53 inHg
Now
898.4
mb
3h
+3.0
mb
12h
-5.4
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 893904
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hayes Center, NE
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.0 μg/m³
PM 10
7.0 μg/m³
NO₂
1.5 μg/m³
Ozone
113.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Hayes Center, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:56 AM
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
8:54 PM
Civil dusk
2:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hayes Center, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:33 AM
Moonset
2:27 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Hayes Center, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hayes Center at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 19 (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 Hayes Center

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.