Weather in Western, Nebraska
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Western, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 2:39 AM
69
°
Heavy Rain
Feels like
66°
Humidity
84%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Western, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
9p
71°
10p
69°
11p
67°
12a
65°
1a
62°
2a
60°
3a
58°
4a
58°
5a
57°
6a
57°
7a
63°
8a
69°
9a
76°
10a
82°
11a
87°
12p
87°
1p
89°
2p
91°
3p
92°
4p
94°
5p
96°
6p
89°
7p
78°
8p
Western, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Showers69%90°63°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm74%82°61°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle91%69°52°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle91%63°44°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle—60°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle15%59°46°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle16%65°54°
Western, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Western, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
072° · steady
Direction
ENE
072°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
103
avg 13
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
Western, NE
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Western, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:42 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
2:11 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Western, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:17 AM
- Moonset
- 2:11 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Western, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Western at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 18 (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.