Weather in La Platte, Nebraska
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
La Platte, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 3:57 AM
70
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
73°
Humidity
85%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
La Platte, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
65°
1a
63°
2a
62°
3a
60°
4a
60°
5a
59°
6a
59°
7a
63°
8a
68°
9a
72°
10a
78°
11a
83°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
89°
5p
87°
6p
73°
21%
7p
73°
13%
8p
71°
12%
9p
La Platte, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm66%85°63°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm79%80°64°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm97%81°57°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle97%61°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle12%66°47°
- FridayMay 22Light Showers16%67°56°
La Platte, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
La Platte, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
105° · veering 76°
Direction
ESE
105°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 10
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
La Platte, NE
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 86.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
La Platte, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:34 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
8:35 PM
Civil dusk
2:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
La Platte, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:09 AM
- Moonset
- 2:08 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
La Platte, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
La Platte at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 22 (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.