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Weather in Polk, Nebraska

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

Polk, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 6:06 AM
63
°
Heavy Rain
Feels like
56°
Humidity
89%
Wind
23 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:44 PM
Polk, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
54°
7a
61°
8a
68°
9a
76°
10a
82°
11a
88°
12p
90°
1p
91°
2p
93°
3p
93°
4p
97°
5p
95°
6p
94°
7p
90°
8p
84°
9p
77°
10p
75°
11p
72°
12a
L 54°H 97°
Polk, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    92%
    91°57°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    78%
    55°49°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    78%
    63°43°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    —
    62°45°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Rain
    12%
    54°50°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    23%
    74°48°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    23%
    80°57°
Polk, NE
Next 24 hours · Cool now
HOT 90°45°75°105°6a12p6p12anow 62°high 97°low 54°
Polk, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
052° · steady
Direction
NE
052°
Sustained
23
mph
Gust
37
mph
Peak 24h
47
avg 18
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 18 · pk 47 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 23 mph with gusts pulsing to 37 — flags snap, branches bend.
Polk, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
944.1
+5.4 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 27.88 inHg
Now
944.1
mb
3h
+5.4
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 939–947
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Polk, NE
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.0 μg/m³
PM 10
6.6 μg/m³
NO₂
4.3 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Polk, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:42 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
8:44 PM
Civil dusk
2:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Polk, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 AM
Moonset
2:15 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Polk, 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 →

Polk at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (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.

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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.