Weather in Parks, Nebraska
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Parks, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 5:08 AM
61
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
87%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
7:56 PM
Parks, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
11p
57°
12a
56°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
51°
5a
51°
6a
56°
7a
70°
8a
78°
9a
83°
10a
85°
11a
86°
12p
88°
1p
89°
2p
89°
3p
90°
4p
89°
5p
88°
6p
84°
7p
78°
8p
70°
9p
68°
10p
Parks, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle84%86°55°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain30%69°50°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle58%50°41°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast35%63°37°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle30%62°49°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers50%54°51°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle38%74°52°
Parks, NE
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Parks, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
101° · veering 72°
Direction
E
101°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
46
avg 12
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Parks, NE
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 90.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Parks, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:01 AM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
7:56 PM
Civil dusk
2:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Parks, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:38 AM
- Moonset
- 2:28 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Parks, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Parks at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 16 (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.