Weather in Peru, Nebraska
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Peru, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 3:50 AM
68
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
65°
Humidity
91%
Wind
21 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Peru, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
10p
69°
11p
68°
12a
67°
1a
66°
2a
64°
3a
62°
4a
62°
5a
60°
6a
60°
7a
65°
8a
69°
9a
74°
10a
79°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
90°
4p
91°
5p
91°
6p
77°
7p
76°
8p
79°
9p
Peru, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm71%89°65°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm71%82°63°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm98%81°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers98%60°49°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—62°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle11%66°47°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle18%68°56°
Peru, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Peru, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
102° · backing 78°
Direction
ESE
102°
Sustained
21
mph
Gust
37
mph
Peak 24h
42
avg 10
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
Peru, NE
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 84.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Peru, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:35 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
2:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Peru, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:11 AM
- Moonset
- 2:05 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Peru, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Peru at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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.