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Weather in St. Helena, Nebraska

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

St. Helena, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 4:01 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
58°
Humidity
33%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:45 PM
St. Helena, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
11p
64°
12a
60°
1a
58°
2a
60°
3a
56°
4a
52°
5a
52°
6a
54°
7a
58°
8a
63°
9a
69°
10a
75°
11a
80°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
83°
6p
82°
7p
76°
8p
71°
9p
67°
10p
L 52°H 87°
St. Helena, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    81°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    40%
    80°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    74%
    58°48°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    74%
    58°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    67°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    66°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    24%
    68°55°
St. Helena, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
081° · veering 134°
Direction
E
081°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
25
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
avg 9 · pk 25 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 134° from the e.
St. Helena, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
959.9
-2.7 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.35 inHg
Now
959.9
mb
3h
-2.7
mb
12h
-5.7
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 956967
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
St. Helena, NE
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.5 μg/m³
PM 10
4.0 μg/m³
NO₂
3.2 μg/m³
Ozone
91.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
St. Helena, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:34 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:45 PM
Civil dusk
2:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
St. Helena, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:07 AM
Moonset
2:20 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
St. Helena, 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 →

St. Helena at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 3 (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 St. Helena

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.