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Weather in Platte Center, Nebraska

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Platte Center, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 1:32 AM
67
°
Showers
Feels like
61°
Humidity
80%
Wind
23 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Platte Center, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
8p
73°
9p
70°
10p
68°
11p
65°
12a
63°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
57°
6a
56°
7a
62°
8a
68°
9a
73°
10a
77°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
89°
2p
91°
3p
93°
4p
93°
5p
91°
6p
91°
7p
L 56°H 93°
Platte Center, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Showers
    33%
    85°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    83%
    83°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    77%
    60°49°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    77%
    61°42°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    63°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    62°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    17%
    67°55°
Platte Center, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
062° · steady
Direction
ENE
062°
Sustained
23
mph
Gust
33
mph
Peak 24h
33
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
avg 14 · pk 33 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 23 mph with gusts pulsing to 33 — flags snap, branches bend.
Platte Center, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
951.5
+1.9 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 28.10 inHg
Now
951.5
mb
3h
+1.9
mb
12h
-3.8
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 950955
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Platte Center, NE
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.0 μg/m³
PM 10
5.4 μg/m³
NO₂
2.2 μg/m³
Ozone
111.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Platte Center, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:39 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
2:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Platte Center, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 AM
Moonset
2:16 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Platte Center, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Platte Center at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Platte Center

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.