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Weather in Fordyce, Nebraska

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

Fordyce, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 1:40 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
64°
Humidity
25%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
8:46 PM
Fordyce, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
8p
72°
9p
68°
10p
65°
11p
64°
12a
60°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
58°
8a
65°
9a
70°
10a
77°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
90°
4p
89°
5p
85°
6p
86°
7p
L 53°H 90°
Fordyce, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    82°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    73°59°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    77%
    58°47°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    77%
    58°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    —
    67°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    66°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    20%
    68°55°
Fordyce, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°45°73°100°12a6a12p6pnow 79°high 90°low 53°
Fordyce, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
092° · veering 133°
Direction
E
092°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 9
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 9 · pk 26 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 133° from the e.
Fordyce, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
958.3
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.30 inHg
Now
958.3
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-4.4
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 957–963
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fordyce, NE
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.6 μg/m³
PM 10
3.3 μg/m³
NO₂
2.5 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Fordyce, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:34 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:46 PM
Civil dusk
2:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fordyce, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:08 AM
Moonset
2:20 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Fordyce, 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 →

Fordyce at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 2 (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).

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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.