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Weather in Stratton, Nebraska

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Stratton, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 4:58 AM
61
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
87%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Sunset
8:54 PM
Stratton, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
11p
60°
12a
57°
1a
57°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
50°
6a
50°
7a
56°
8a
67°
9a
77°
10a
84°
11a
87°
12p
88°
1p
90°
2p
91°
3p
91°
4p
92°
5p
91°
6p
90°
7p
86°
8p
77°
9p
69°
10p
L 50°H 92°
Stratton, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    89%
    86°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    15%
    67°51°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    45%
    52°42°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    45%
    64°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    59°50°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    44%
    54°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    74°52°
Stratton, NE
Next 24 hours · Cool now
HOT 90°40°70°100°12a6a12p6pnow 64°high 92°low 50°
Stratton, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
096° · veering 59°
Direction
E
096°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 11
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 11 · pk 35 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 59° from the e.
Stratton, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
899.7
-0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 26.57 inHg
Now
899.7
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-8.9
mb
24h
-7.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 899–911
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Stratton, NE
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.0 μg/m³
PM 10
5.9 μg/m³
NO₂
2.4 μg/m³
Ozone
91.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Stratton, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:58 AM
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
8:54 PM
Civil dusk
2:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Stratton, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 AM
Moonset
2:27 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Stratton, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Stratton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 17 (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.