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Weather in Decatur, Nebraska

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

Decatur, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 4:54 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
53%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Decatur, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
11p
67°
12a
65°
1a
61°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
54°
6a
54°
7a
62°
8a
68°
9a
74°
10a
81°
11a
84°
12p
87°
1p
89°
2p
92°
3p
94°
4p
94°
5p
93°
6p
90°
7p
90°
8p
82°
10%
9p
79°
10p
L 54°H 94°
Decatur, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    83°53°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    70%
    84°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Rain
    94%
    63°54°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Rain
    94%
    61°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    64°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    67°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    17%
    65°55°
Decatur, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
115° · veering 169°
Direction
ESE
115°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
34
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 34 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 169° from the ese.
Decatur, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
967.7
0.0 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.58 inHg
Now
967.7
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 965972
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Decatur, NE
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.7 μg/m³
PM 10
4.2 μg/m³
NO₂
3.1 μg/m³
Ozone
92.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Decatur, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
2:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Decatur, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:07 AM
Moonset
2:13 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Decatur, 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 →

Decatur at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • 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 Decatur

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.