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Weather in Wayne, Nebraska

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

Wayne, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 3:53 AM
68
°
Drizzle
Feels like
58°
Humidity
40%
Wind
22 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Wayne, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
10p
66°
11p
65°
12a
61°
1a
59°
2a
57°
3a
55°
4a
55°
5a
53°
6a
53°
7a
60°
8a
67°
9a
74°
10a
80°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
89°
3p
91°
4p
93°
5p
91°
6p
89°
7p
86°
8p
78°
9p
L 53°H 93°
Wayne, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    24%
    82°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    56%
    80°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    82%
    59°49°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    82%
    59°42°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    —
    64°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    —
    65°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    25%
    65°54°
Wayne, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°45°75°105°12a6a12p6pnow 70°high 93°low 53°
Wayne, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
125° · veering 149°
Direction
SE
125°
Sustained
22
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 13
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 13 · pk 37 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the se-bound air across the harbor.
Wayne, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
953.6
+0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 28.16 inHg
Now
953.6
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 952–959
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wayne, NE
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.1 μg/m³
PM 10
3.6 μg/m³
NO₂
3.9 μg/m³
Ozone
88.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Wayne, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:35 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
2:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wayne, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:09 AM
Moonset
2:17 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Wayne, 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 →

Wayne at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 68°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).

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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.