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Weather in Bancroft, Nebraska

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

Bancroft, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 3:43 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
32%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Bancroft, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
10p
69°
11p
68°
12a
64°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
57°
5a
54°
6a
54°
7a
61°
8a
68°
9a
75°
10a
79°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
88°
2p
93°
3p
94°
4p
95°
5p
94°
6p
88°
7p
87°
8p
84°
9p
L 54°H 95°
Bancroft, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    32%
    83°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    70%
    82°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    89%
    62°51°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Rain
    89%
    59°42°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    63°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    65°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    66°55°
Bancroft, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
074° · veering 96°
Direction
ENE
074°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 12
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 12 · pk 34 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 23 — flags snap, branches bend.
Bancroft, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
958.3
+0.4 mb in 3h · rising · 28.30 inHg
Now
958.3
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 957962
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bancroft, NE
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.0 μg/m³
PM 10
4.7 μg/m³
NO₂
2.7 μg/m³
Ozone
97.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Bancroft, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:34 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
2:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bancroft, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:08 AM
Moonset
2:14 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Bancroft, 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 →

Bancroft at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 28 (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 Bancroft

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.