Weather in Dakota City, Nebraska
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dakota City, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 3:53 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
63°
Humidity
34%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
Dakota City, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
60°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
60°
8a
66°
9a
72°
10a
78°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
88°
2p
90°
3p
91°
4p
92°
5p
93°
6p
94°
7p
86°
13%
8p
79°
9p
Dakota City, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast19%82°52°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm50%82°62°
- MondayMay 18Rain88%62°53°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle88%59°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—65°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—67°47°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle17%63°55°
Dakota City, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Dakota City, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
089° · veering 139°
Direction
E
089°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Dakota City, NE
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 99.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Dakota City, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
2:14 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dakota City, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:06 AM
- Moonset
- 2:15 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Dakota City, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Dakota City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 1 (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).