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Weather in Plainview, Nebraska

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

Plainview, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 4:58 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
60°
Humidity
44%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:46 PM
Plainview, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
11p
62°
12a
59°
1a
58°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
55°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
59°
8a
68°
9a
74°
10a
80°
11a
84°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
89°
5p
87°
6p
87°
7p
84°
8p
77°
9p
72°
10p
L 53°H 89°
Plainview, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    24%
    83°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Showers
    58%
    81°55°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    74%
    54°46°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Rain
    74%
    59°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    66°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    63°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    24%
    68°54°
Plainview, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
082° · veering 70°
Direction
E
082°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
37
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 37 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 25 — flags snap, branches bend.
Plainview, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
944.6
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 27.89 inHg
Now
944.6
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-5.6
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 940952
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Plainview, NE
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.3 μg/m³
PM 10
3.9 μg/m³
NO₂
3.9 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Plainview, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:37 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:46 PM
Civil dusk
2:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Plainview, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:12 AM
Moonset
2:20 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Plainview, 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 →

Plainview 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).

ZIP codes in Plainview

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.