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Weather in Laurel, Nebraska

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

Laurel, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 3:51 AM
69
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
64°
Humidity
38%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
8:44 PM
Laurel, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
10p
68°
11p
65°
12a
62°
1a
59°
2a
57°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
61°
8a
68°
9a
73°
10a
80°
11a
83°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
90°
4p
92°
5p
92°
6p
86°
7p
84°
8p
77°
9p
L 53°H 92°
Laurel, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    19%
    82°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    43%
    80°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    78%
    58°48°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    78%
    58°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    65°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    65°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    26%
    65°54°
Laurel, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
159° · veering 154°
Direction
SSE
159°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
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
avg 11 · pk 37 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 154° from the sse.
Laurel, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
951.5
-0.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.10 inHg
Now
951.5
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-4.8
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 949958
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Laurel, NE
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.1 μg/m³
PM 10
3.6 μg/m³
NO₂
3.9 μg/m³
Ozone
88.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Laurel, 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 39m
Sunset
8:44 PM
Civil dusk
2:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Laurel, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:08 AM
Moonset
2:18 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Laurel, 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 →

Laurel at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 69°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).

ZIP codes in Laurel

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.