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Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Magnet, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 5:01 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
58°
Humidity
38%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
8:46 PM
Magnet, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
12a
60°
1a
59°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
58°
5a
57°
6a
58°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
71°
10a
78°
11a
82°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
89°
4p
89°
5p
87°
6p
85°
7p
83°
8p
75°
9p
71°
10p
69°
11p
L 57°H 89°
Magnet, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    46%
    81°56°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    77%
    54°45°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    77%
    58°40°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    —
    65°39°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    —
    64°45°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    25%
    68°53°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Partly Cloudy
    28%
    78°51°
Magnet, NE
Next 24 hours · Cool now
HOT 90°50°75°100°12a6a12p6pnow 64°high 89°low 57°
Magnet, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
089° · veering 80°
Direction
E
089°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
40
avg 13
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 13 · pk 40 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 21 — flags snap, branches bend.
Magnet, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
940.9
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 27.78 inHg
Now
940.9
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-4.6
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 936–948
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Magnet, NE
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.8 μg/m³
PM 10
4.3 μg/m³
NO₂
3.8 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Magnet, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:36 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:46 PM
Civil dusk
2:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Magnet, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 AM
Moonset
2:20 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Magnet, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Magnet at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 1 (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

Cool-season window is open

As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

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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.