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
Laurel, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast19%82°50°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm43%80°60°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle78%58°48°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle78%58°41°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—65°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—65°46°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle26%65°54°
Laurel, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Laurel, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).