Weather in Lake Waconda, Nebraska
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake Waconda, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 2:11 AM
72
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
82%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Lake Waconda, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
9p
71°
10p
69°
11p
67°
12a
67°
1a
66°
2a
63°
3a
62°
4a
61°
5a
59°
6a
60°
7a
65°
8a
69°
9a
74°
10a
80°
11a
84°
12p
87°
1p
90°
2p
89°
3p
90°
4p
92°
5p
92°
6p
76°
19%
7p
76°
8p
Lake Waconda, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm78%88°65°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm79%81°62°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm95%82°60°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers95%61°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle—61°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—65°47°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle18%68°56°
Lake Waconda, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Lake Waconda, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
079° · veering 57°
Direction
E
079°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
39
mph
Peak 24h
51
avg 11
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
Lake Waconda, NE
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lake Waconda, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:35 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
2:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lake Waconda, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:10 AM
- Moonset
- 2:07 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Lake Waconda, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Lake Waconda at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 21 (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.