Weather in Lawrence, Nebraska
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lawrence, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 2:54 AM
76
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
74°
Humidity
52%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Lawrence, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
9p
72°
10p
71°
11p
68°
12a
66°
1a
61°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
54°
6a
55°
7a
62°
8a
70°
9a
75°
10a
81°
11a
86°
12p
89°
1p
90°
2p
92°
3p
93°
4p
94°
5p
96°
6p
93°
7p
85°
8p
Lawrence, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast44%91°61°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm81%83°59°
- MondayMay 18Showers76%57°49°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle76%64°42°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle—57°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle13%62°46°
- FridayMay 22Light Showers22%66°55°
Lawrence, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Lawrence, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
072° · veering 5°
Direction
ENE
072°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
51
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Lawrence, NE
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 93.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lawrence, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:46 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
2:14 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lawrence, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:22 AM
- Moonset
- 2:14 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lawrence, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Lawrence at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 18 (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.