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Weather in Battle Creek, Nebraska

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

Battle Creek, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 3:53 AM
63
°
Light Rain
Feels like
55°
Humidity
64%
Wind
21 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:45 PM
Battle Creek, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
10p
67°
11p
67°
12a
62°
1a
60°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
54°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
73°
10a
79°
11a
82°
12p
84°
1p
87°
2p
90°
3p
90°
4p
92°
5p
92°
6p
87°
7p
83°
8p
78°
9p
L 54°H 92°
Battle Creek, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    35%
    84°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    68%
    76°56°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    74%
    55°48°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    74%
    60°42°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    —
    65°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    —
    64°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Rain
    25%
    68°54°
Battle Creek, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°45°73°100°12a6a12p6pnow 70°high 92°low 54°
Battle Creek, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
115° · backing 180°
Direction
ESE
115°
Sustained
21
mph
Gust
31
mph
Peak 24h
46
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 46 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 21 mph with gusts pulsing to 31 — flags snap, branches bend.
Battle Creek, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
948.5
-0.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.01 inHg
Now
948.5
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-4.6
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 943–955
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Battle Creek, NE
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.8 μg/m³
PM 10
4.7 μg/m³
NO₂
3.0 μg/m³
Ozone
98.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Battle Creek, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:38 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:45 PM
Civil dusk
2:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Battle Creek, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:12 AM
Moonset
2:18 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Battle Creek, 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 →

Battle Creek at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 28 (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.