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Weather in West Point, Nebraska

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

West Point, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 5:07 AM
63
°
Rain
Feels like
61°
Humidity
82%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:42 PM
West Point, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
12a
63°
1a
60°
2a
60°
3a
58°
4a
57°
5a
54°
6a
55°
7a
61°
8a
67°
9a
73°
10a
76°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
87°
2p
90°
3p
91°
4p
91°
5p
92°
6p
85°
7p
83°
8p
80°
9p
75°
10p
75°
11p
L 54°H 92°
West Point, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    79%
    81°61°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    90%
    61°51°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Rain
    90%
    59°42°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    63°41°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    65°47°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    66°54°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Partly Cloudy
    21%
    77°53°
West Point, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
170° · veering 167°
Direction
S
170°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
40
avg 14
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 14 · pk 40 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 167° from the s.
West Point, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
956.0
0.0 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.23 inHg
Now
956.0
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 952959
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
West Point, 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
West Point, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:35 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:42 PM
Civil dusk
2:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
West Point, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:09 AM
Moonset
2:14 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
West Point, 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 →

West Point at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 27 (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 West Point

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.