Weather in Madrid, Nebraska
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Madrid, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 5:03 AM
59
°
Overcast
Feels like
60°
Humidity
85%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
7:57 PM
Madrid, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
11p
57°
12a
54°
1a
53°
2a
51°
3a
48°
4a
46°
5a
43°
6a
51°
7a
63°
8a
73°
9a
78°
10a
82°
11a
85°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
88°
5p
86°
6p
83°
7p
74°
8p
67°
9p
66°
10p
Madrid, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain77%86°52°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle29%66°48°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle61%48°38°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast50%62°36°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast17%60°48°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers25%51°46°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle27%73°49°
Madrid, NE
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Madrid, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNW
342° · backing 48°
Direction
NNW
342°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
43
avg 12
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Madrid, NE
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 90.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Madrid, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:57 AM
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
7:57 PM
Civil dusk
2:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Madrid, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:34 AM
- Moonset
- 2:31 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Madrid, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Madrid at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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.