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Weather in Emerson, Nebraska

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

Emerson, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 2:51 AM
71
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
64°
Humidity
32%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:42 PM
Emerson, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
9p
71°
10p
68°
11p
65°
12a
64°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
56°
6a
56°
7a
63°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
77°
11a
81°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
91°
3p
92°
4p
93°
5p
94°
6p
89°
7p
85°
8p
L 56°H 94°
Emerson, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    12%
    81°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    56%
    80°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    83%
    60°51°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    83%
    58°42°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    63°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    64°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    16%
    63°54°
Emerson, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
081° · backing 9°
Direction
E
081°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 11
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 11 · pk 27 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 9° from the e.
Emerson, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
953.4
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.15 inHg
Now
953.4
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 953958
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Emerson, NE
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.8 μg/m³
PM 10
3.4 μg/m³
NO₂
3.3 μg/m³
Ozone
93.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Emerson, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:33 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:42 PM
Civil dusk
2:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Emerson, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:07 AM
Moonset
2:16 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Emerson, 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 →

Emerson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 30 (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).

ZIP codes in Emerson

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.