Weather in McLean, Nebraska
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
McLean, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 3:54 AM
66
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
61°
Humidity
46%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
8:45 PM
McLean, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
10p
65°
11p
64°
12a
60°
1a
59°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
57°
5a
55°
6a
57°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
71°
10a
78°
11a
82°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
87°
3p
89°
4p
90°
5p
88°
6p
84°
7p
83°
8p
75°
9p
McLean, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle22%82°52°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain60%76°56°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle74%54°46°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle74%58°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—64°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—64°44°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle26%67°53°
McLean, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
McLean, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
144° · veering 111°
Direction
SE
144°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
46
avg 13
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
McLean, NE
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 88.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
McLean, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:36 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:45 PM
Civil dusk
2:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
McLean, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:10 AM
- Moonset
- 2:19 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
McLean, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
McLean at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 30 (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).