Weather in Orchard, Nebraska
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Orchard, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 3:57 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
60°
Humidity
38%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
Orchard, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
10p
65°
11p
63°
12a
61°
1a
58°
2a
57°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
59°
8a
66°
9a
73°
10a
79°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
88°
5p
88°
6p
87°
7p
82°
8p
76°
9p
Orchard, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast19%82°50°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle47%76°53°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle65%52°44°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle65%58°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—65°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle11%62°46°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle19%71°53°
Orchard, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Orchard, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
103° · veering 127°
Direction
ESE
103°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
43
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Orchard, NE
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 92.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Orchard, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:39 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
2:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Orchard, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:14 AM
- Moonset
- 2:22 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Orchard, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Orchard at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
- 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).