Weather in Mead, Nebraska
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mead, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 3:40 AM
69
°
Light Rain
Feels like
67°
Humidity
78%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
8:38 PM
Mead, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
10p
69°
11p
68°
12a
66°
1a
63°
2a
62°
3a
61°
4a
59°
5a
57°
6a
56°
7a
64°
8a
70°
9a
74°
10a
80°
11a
86°
12p
90°
1p
91°
2p
91°
3p
91°
4p
91°
5p
91°
14%
6p
89°
11%
7p
85°
18%
8p
79°
18%
9p
Mead, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm54%85°60°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm79%85°62°
- MondayMay 18Rain95%64°53°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle95%61°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle11%63°46°
- FridayMay 22Rain14%63°55°
Mead, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Mead, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
270° · backing 160°
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
41
avg 14
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Mead, NE
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Mead, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:36 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
14h 32m
Sunset
8:38 PM
Civil dusk
2:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mead, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:11 AM
- Moonset
- 2:11 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Mead, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Mead at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 23 (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.