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Weather in Thurston, Nebraska

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

Thurston, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 5:02 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
62°
Humidity
63%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:42 PM
Thurston, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
12a
63°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
54°
6a
53°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
73°
10a
78°
11a
81°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
91°
3p
93°
4p
93°
5p
96°
6p
93°
7p
85°
8p
82°
9p
75°
10p
72°
11p
L 53°H 96°
Thurston, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    69%
    81°61°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Rain
    86%
    60°51°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    86%
    59°42°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    63°40°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    65°46°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    21%
    63°54°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    24%
    78°52°
Thurston, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
118° · veering 85°
Direction
ESE
118°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
41
avg 14
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 14 · pk 41 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 24 — flags snap, branches bend.
Thurston, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
955.6
0.0 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.22 inHg
Now
955.6
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 952961
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Thurston, NE
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.3 μg/m³
PM 10
4.7 μg/m³
NO₂
3.6 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Thurston, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:34 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:42 PM
Civil dusk
2:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Thurston, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:08 AM
Moonset
2:15 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Thurston, 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 →

Thurston at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 29 (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 Thurston

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.