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Weather in Riverdale, Nebraska

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

Riverdale, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 4:04 AM
64
°
Light Rain
Feels like
63°
Humidity
90%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Riverdale, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
11p
62°
12a
60°
1a
60°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
53°
5a
52°
6a
51°
7a
56°
8a
64°
9a
72°
10a
82°
11a
86°
12p
87°
1p
91°
2p
93°
3p
93°
4p
94°
5p
93°
6p
90°
7p
85°
8p
76°
9p
71°
10p
L 51°H 94°
Riverdale, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    70%
    87°53°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    71%
    82°53°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    61%
    52°46°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    61%
    63°40°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    11%
    58°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Rain
    27%
    55°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Rain
    27%
    72°53°
Riverdale, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
012° · backing 35°
Direction
NNE
012°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
49
avg 16
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
avg 16 · pk 49 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 35° from the nne.
Riverdale, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
928.8
+5.5 mb in 3h · falling · 27.43 inHg
Now
928.8
mb
3h
+5.5
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 922933
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Riverdale, NE
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.7 μg/m³
PM 10
6.6 μg/m³
NO₂
4.3 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Riverdale, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:48 AM
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
2:20 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Riverdale, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 AM
Moonset
2:20 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Riverdale, 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 →

Riverdale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 21 (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.

ZIP codes in Riverdale

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.