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Weather in Royal, Nebraska

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

Royal, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 5:01 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
61°
Humidity
56%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:49 PM
Royal, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
12a
60°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
54°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
59°
8a
67°
9a
74°
10a
80°
11a
83°
12p
84°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
88°
4p
88°
5p
88°
6p
87°
7p
83°
8p
77°
9p
72°
10p
68°
11p
L 53°H 89°
Royal, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Light Showers
    58%
    82°53°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    70%
    53°45°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    70%
    59°40°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    —
    65°41°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    62°46°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    20%
    71°53°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Mostly Clear
    25%
    79°53°
Royal, NE
Next 24 hours · Cool now
HOT 90°45°73°100°12a6a12p6pnow 62°high 89°low 53°
Royal, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
096° · veering 122°
Direction
E
096°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
31
mph
Peak 24h
45
avg 13
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 13 · pk 45 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 122° from the e.
Royal, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
937.5
+3.7 mb in 3h · rising · 27.68 inHg
Now
937.5
mb
3h
+3.7
mb
12h
-4.8
mb
24h
-3.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 934–945
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Royal, NE
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.6 μg/m³
PM 10
4.2 μg/m³
NO₂
3.7 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Royal, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:39 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:49 PM
Civil dusk
2:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Royal, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 AM
Moonset
2:22 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Royal, 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 →

Royal at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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).

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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.