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Weather in Moorefield, Nebraska

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Moorefield, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 2:56 AM
63
°
Overcast
Feels like
61°
Humidity
93%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Sunset
8:52 PM
Moorefield, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
9p
72°
10p
68°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
59°
2a
54°
3a
54°
4a
50°
5a
48°
6a
47°
7a
54°
8a
62°
9a
70°
10a
79°
11a
85°
12p
86°
1p
90°
2p
90°
3p
91°
4p
90°
5p
90°
6p
88°
7p
85°
8p
L 47°H 91°
Moorefield, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Rain
    85%
    85°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    28%
    71°51°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    59%
    52°40°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    59%
    63°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Rain
    —
    55°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    21%
    52°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    74°52°
Moorefield, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°35°68°100°12a6a12p6pnow 77°high 91°low 47°
Moorefield, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
067° · backing 10°
Direction
ENE
067°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 14
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
avg 14 · pk 35 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 10° from the ene.
Moorefield, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
908.2
+5.8 mb in 3h · falling · 26.82 inHg
Now
908.2
mb
3h
+5.8
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
+0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 901–912
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Moorefield, NE
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.7 μg/m³
PM 10
6.0 μg/m³
NO₂
2.6 μg/m³
Ozone
106.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Moorefield, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:53 AM
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
8:52 PM
Civil dusk
2:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Moorefield, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:30 AM
Moonset
2:25 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Moorefield, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Moorefield at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 20 (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.

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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.