Weather in Fort Calhoun, Nebraska
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Calhoun, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 4:51 AM
68
°
Light Rain
Feels like
65°
Humidity
89%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Fort Calhoun, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
11p
65°
12a
63°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
59°
5a
57°
6a
57°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
73°
10a
76°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
88°
17%
5p
86°
14%
6p
92°
13%
7p
78°
22%
8p
76°
18%
9p
75°
10%
10p
Fort Calhoun, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm58%84°57°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm81%81°63°
- MondayMay 18Rain96%65°55°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast96%60°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—62°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle10%65°47°
- FridayMay 22Light Showers15%62°55°
Fort Calhoun, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Fort Calhoun, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
146° · veering 175°
Direction
SE
146°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
39
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 12
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fort Calhoun, NE
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fort Calhoun, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:33 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
2:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fort Calhoun, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:08 AM
- Moonset
- 2:10 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fort Calhoun, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Fort Calhoun at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 25 (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.