Weather in Ames, Nebraska
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ames, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 3:52 AM
68
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
65°
Humidity
77%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Ames, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
10p
67°
11p
65°
12a
63°
1a
61°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
57°
5a
55°
6a
55°
7a
62°
8a
69°
9a
75°
10a
80°
11a
85°
12p
88°
1p
90°
2p
92°
3p
94°
4p
91°
5p
90°
6p
89°
16%
7p
87°
14%
8p
83°
9p
Ames, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain47%85°55°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm86%84°62°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle94%62°53°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers94%61°44°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—63°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle13%65°46°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle15%66°55°
Ames, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Ames, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
133° · veering 55°
Direction
SE
133°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 13
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Ames, NE
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 93.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ames, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:36 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
2:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ames, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:11 AM
- Moonset
- 2:12 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Ames, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Ames at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 25 (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.