Weather in Cortland, Nebraska
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cortland, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 2:33 AM
64
°
Heavy Rain
Feels like
63°
Humidity
68%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Cortland, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
9p
73°
10p
70°
11p
69°
12a
68°
1a
65°
2a
62°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
58°
6a
58°
7a
66°
8a
72°
9a
79°
10a
82°
11a
87°
12p
90°
1p
87°
2p
91°
3p
93°
4p
94°
5p
85°
11%
6p
85°
7p
82°
8p
Cortland, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm68%89°65°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm70%82°62°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm92%76°54°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers92%61°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle13%60°46°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle17%66°54°
Cortland, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Cortland, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
107° · veering 31°
Direction
ESE
107°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
80
avg 12
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Cortland, NE
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Cortland, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:39 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
2:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cortland, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:15 AM
- Moonset
- 2:09 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Cortland, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Cortland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (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.