Weather in Friend, Nebraska
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Friend, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 2:34 AM
75
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
75°
Humidity
65%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Friend, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
9p
72°
10p
69°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
63°
2a
61°
3a
58°
4a
58°
5a
57°
6a
58°
7a
63°
8a
68°
9a
76°
10a
82°
11a
86°
12p
89°
1p
90°
2p
91°
3p
92°
4p
94°
5p
97°
6p
93°
7p
81°
15%
8p
Friend, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm59%89°63°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm77%82°60°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle86%62°51°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle86%62°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Rain—60°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle14%59°46°
- FridayMay 22Showers19%65°55°
Friend, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Friend, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
069° · veering 5°
Direction
ENE
069°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 13
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
Friend, NE
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 99.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Friend, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:41 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
2:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Friend, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:17 AM
- Moonset
- 2:12 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Friend, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Friend at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above 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.