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Weather in Wellfleet, Nebraska

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

Wellfleet, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 4:59 AM
60
°
Overcast
Feels like
58°
Humidity
85%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Sunset
8:54 PM
Wellfleet, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
11p
61°
12a
58°
1a
56°
2a
53°
3a
51°
4a
48°
5a
46°
6a
44°
7a
50°
8a
59°
9a
69°
10a
78°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
90°
4p
89°
5p
89°
6p
87°
7p
83°
8p
74°
9p
68°
10p
L 44°H 90°
Wellfleet, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    84%
    85°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    62°50°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    51%
    50°40°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    51%
    63°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Rain
    15%
    57°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    33%
    52°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    33%
    74°52°
Wellfleet, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
099° · veering 156°
Direction
E
099°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
37
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 37 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 156° from the e.
Wellfleet, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
900.2
-0.5 mb in 3h · rising · 26.58 inHg
Now
900.2
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-10.4
mb
24h
-7.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 900912
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wellfleet, NE
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.7 μg/m³
PM 10
5.7 μg/m³
NO₂
3.0 μg/m³
Ozone
94.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Wellfleet, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:55 AM
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
8:54 PM
Civil dusk
2:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wellfleet, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 AM
Moonset
2:27 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Wellfleet, 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 →

Wellfleet at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 21 (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.

ZIP codes in Wellfleet

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.