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
St. Helena, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°49°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain40%80°60°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle74%58°48°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle74%58°41°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—67°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—66°46°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle24%68°55°
St. Helena, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
St. Helena, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).