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Weather in Valentine, Nebraska

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

Valentine, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 5:09 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
56°
Humidity
29%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
9:00 PM
Valentine, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
12a
53°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
47°
5a
45°
6a
44°
7a
52°
8a
60°
9a
69°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
79°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
80°
6p
79°
7p
75°
8p
69°
9p
63°
10p
59°
11p
L 44°H 81°
Valentine, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    49%
    68°49°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    92%
    48°38°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    60°36°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    11%
    65°45°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    18%
    62°50°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    23%
    74°48°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Partly Cloudy
    24%
    86°59°
Valentine, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
059° · veering 57°
Direction
ENE
059°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 12
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 12 · pk 26 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 57° from the ene.
Valentine, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
912.5
0.0 mb in 3h · falling · 26.95 inHg
Now
912.5
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-7.1
mb
24h
-4.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 911922
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Valentine, NE
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.3 μg/m³
PM 10
2.8 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
92.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Valentine, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:47 AM
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
9:00 PM
Civil dusk
2:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Valentine, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:21 AM
Moonset
2:35 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Valentine, 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 →

Valentine at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°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 Valentine

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.