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

Wausa, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 2:55 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
61°
Humidity
32%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
8:46 PM
Wausa, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
9p
67°
10p
64°
11p
63°
12a
59°
1a
57°
2a
57°
3a
55°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
55°
7a
60°
8a
65°
9a
71°
10a
78°
11a
82°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
89°
5p
86°
6p
85°
7p
82°
8p
L 54°H 89°
Wausa, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    12%
    81°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    44%
    79°55°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    78%
    54°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    78%
    58°40°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    —
    65°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    64°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    21%
    68°53°
Wausa, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°45°73°100°12a6a12p6pnow 71°high 89°low 54°
Wausa, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
086° · veering 67°
Direction
E
086°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 11
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 11 · pk 28 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 24 — flags snap, branches bend.
Wausa, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
944.2
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 27.88 inHg
Now
944.2
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-4.1
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 943–950
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wausa, NE
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.5 μg/m³
PM 10
3.0 μg/m³
NO₂
3.2 μg/m³
Ozone
92.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Wausa, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:36 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:46 PM
Civil dusk
2:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wausa, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 AM
Moonset
2:20 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Wausa, 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 →

Wausa at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 1 (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).

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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.