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Weather in Norfolk, Nebraska

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

Norfolk, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 3:57 AM
63
°
Light Rain
Feels like
57°
Humidity
59%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
8:44 PM
Norfolk, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
10p
67°
11p
66°
12a
63°
1a
59°
2a
59°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
61°
8a
67°
9a
73°
10a
79°
11a
83°
12p
84°
1p
87°
2p
90°
3p
92°
4p
92°
5p
92°
6p
90°
7p
83°
8p
79°
9p
L 55°H 92°
Norfolk, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    33%
    84°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    67%
    78°58°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    78%
    56°48°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    78%
    59°42°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    64°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    64°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    25%
    67°55°
Norfolk, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
153° · veering 162°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
43
avg 12
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 12 · pk 43 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 21 — flags snap, branches bend.
Norfolk, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
950.7
+0.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.07 inHg
Now
950.7
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-4.3
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 946956
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Norfolk, NE
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.8 μg/m³
PM 10
4.7 μg/m³
NO₂
3.0 μg/m³
Ozone
98.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Norfolk, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:37 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:44 PM
Civil dusk
2:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Norfolk, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 AM
Moonset
2:18 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Norfolk, 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 →

Norfolk at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 28 (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).

ZIP codes in Norfolk

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.