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Weather in Mead, Nebraska

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

Mead, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 5:04 AM
68
°
Rain
Feels like
66°
Humidity
94%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Mead, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
12a
66°
1a
63°
2a
62°
3a
61°
4a
59°
5a
57°
6a
56°
7a
64°
8a
70°
9a
74°
10a
80°
11a
86°
12p
90°
1p
91°
2p
91°
3p
91°
4p
91°
5p
91°
14%
6p
89°
11%
7p
85°
18%
8p
79°
18%
9p
77°
22%
10p
73°
14%
11p
L 56°H 91°
Mead, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    80%
    85°62°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    95%
    64°53°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    95%
    61°45°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    61°43°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    63°46°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Rain
    14%
    63°55°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    23%
    77°56°
Mead, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
101° · veering 84°
Direction
E
101°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
29
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 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 17 mph with gusts pulsing to 29 — flags snap, branches bend.
Mead, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
962.6
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.43 inHg
Now
962.6
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 960966
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mead, NE
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.6 μg/m³
PM 10
7.2 μg/m³
NO₂
5.9 μg/m³
Ozone
81.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Mead, 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 34m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
2:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mead, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 AM
Moonset
2:11 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Mead, 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 →

Mead at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 23 (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.

ZIP codes in Mead

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.