Weather in Ponca, Nebraska
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ponca, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 2:56 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
62°
Humidity
41%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Ponca, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
9p
69°
10p
66°
11p
64°
12a
62°
1a
60°
2a
60°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
60°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
75°
11a
79°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
87°
3p
88°
4p
90°
5p
89°
6p
90°
7p
81°
8p
Ponca, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—80°48°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm51%81°62°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle82%61°51°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle82%58°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—65°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle10%66°47°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle17%63°54°
Ponca, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Ponca, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
078° · veering 135°
Direction
ENE
078°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 9
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Ponca, NE
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 93.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ponca, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
2:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ponca, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:06 AM
- Moonset
- 2:17 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Ponca, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Ponca at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 1 (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).