Weather in Douglas, Nebraska
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Douglas, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 3:49 AM
67
°
Heavy Rain
Feels like
67°
Humidity
89%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
8:36 PM
Douglas, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
10p
69°
11p
68°
12a
66°
1a
64°
2a
62°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
58°
6a
59°
7a
65°
8a
71°
9a
78°
10a
81°
11a
85°
12p
88°
1p
88°
2p
90°
10%
3p
92°
4p
93°
5p
90°
12%
6p
81°
12%
7p
81°
8p
78°
29%
9p
Douglas, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm67%90°66°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm72%81°63°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm98%80°55°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers98%61°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle—60°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle12%62°46°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle20%68°55°
Douglas, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Douglas, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
039° · backing 40°
Direction
NE
039°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
68
avg 11
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Douglas, NE
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 87.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Douglas, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:38 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
8:36 PM
Civil dusk
2:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Douglas, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:13 AM
- Moonset
- 2:08 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Douglas, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Douglas at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (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.