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Weather in Rockville, Nebraska

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

Rockville, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 4:09 AM
64
°
Light Rain
Feels like
61°
Humidity
94%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Rockville, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
11p
64°
12a
62°
1a
59°
2a
57°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
53°
7a
58°
8a
63°
9a
70°
10a
78°
11a
84°
12p
85°
1p
90°
2p
93°
3p
94°
4p
95°
5p
92°
6p
92°
7p
87°
8p
77°
9p
75°
10p
L 53°H 95°
Rockville, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Rain
    53%
    87°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    74%
    80°54°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    62%
    53°46°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    62%
    63°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    —
    60°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    23%
    57°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Showers
    24%
    71°54°
Rockville, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°45°75°105°12a6a12p6pnow 67°high 95°low 53°
Rockville, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
061° · veering 44°
Direction
ENE
061°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
51
avg 16
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 16 · pk 51 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 32 — flags snap, branches bend.
Rockville, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
935.6
+2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 27.63 inHg
Now
935.6
mb
3h
+2.1
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 930–940
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rockville, NE
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.9 μg/m³
PM 10
5.9 μg/m³
NO₂
4.1 μg/m³
Ozone
91.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Rockville, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:46 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
14h 32m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
2:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rockville, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:21 AM
Moonset
2:20 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Rockville, 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 →

Rockville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 23 (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.

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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.