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Weather in Oakland, Nebraska

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

Oakland, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
76
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
67°
Humidity
27%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Oakland, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
8p
75°
9p
72°
10p
70°
11p
69°
12a
66°
1a
63°
2a
61°
3a
59°
4a
58°
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
63°
8a
69°
9a
74°
10a
80°
11a
81°
12p
86°
1p
89°
2p
92°
3p
94°
4p
96°
5p
93°
6p
95°
7p
L 55°H 96°
Oakland, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    20%
    84°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    70%
    87°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    89%
    62°52°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    89%
    60°43°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    63°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    66°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    17%
    65°55°
Oakland, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
053° · backing 12°
Direction
NE
053°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
45
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
avg 14 · pk 45 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 30 — flags snap, branches bend.
Oakland, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
961.9
+3.2 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 28.40 inHg
Now
961.9
mb
3h
+3.2
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 959964
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Oakland, NE
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.6 μg/m³
PM 10
6.2 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
106.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Oakland, 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
2:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oakland, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:08 AM
Moonset
2:13 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Oakland, 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 →

Oakland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above 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 Oakland

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.