Weather in Leigh, Nebraska
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Leigh, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 2:34 AM
66
°
Heavy Drizzle
Feels like
56°
Humidity
57%
Wind
22 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
8:42 PM
Leigh, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
9p
67°
10p
65°
11p
63°
12a
61°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
53°
7a
60°
8a
67°
9a
73°
10a
76°
11a
80°
12p
83°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
91°
4p
92°
5p
91°
6p
90°
7p
85°
8p
Leigh, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain26%84°51°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm81%80°58°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle80%57°49°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle80%60°42°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—63°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—63°46°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle14%67°54°
Leigh, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Leigh, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
286° · backing 139°
Direction
WNW
286°
Sustained
22
mph
Gust
31
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 14
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
Leigh, NE
Air quality
68
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 102.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Leigh, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:37 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
14h 35m
Sunset
8:42 PM
Civil dusk
2:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Leigh, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:12 AM
- Moonset
- 2:16 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Leigh, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Leigh at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (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.