Weather in Butte, Nebraska
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Butte, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 3:52 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
58°
Humidity
21%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
8:52 PM
Butte, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
10p
63°
11p
60°
12a
58°
1a
56°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
51°
6a
51°
7a
58°
8a
65°
9a
71°
10a
77°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
85°
6p
84°
7p
78°
8p
73°
9p
Butte, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast16%81°47°
- SundayMay 17Rain40%72°52°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain74%51°42°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle59%58°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—66°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle14%65°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast21%75°51°
Butte, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Butte, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
070° · veering 126°
Direction
ENE
070°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 11
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Butte, NE
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 86.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Butte, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:40 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:52 PM
Civil dusk
2:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Butte, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:14 AM
- Moonset
- 2:27 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Butte, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Butte at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 3 (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
Cool-season window is open
As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).