Weather in Madison, Nebraska
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Madison, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 1:41 AM
71
°
Rain
Feels like
62°
Humidity
43%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:44 PM
Madison, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
8p
72°
9p
69°
10p
67°
11p
65°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
58°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
54°
7a
60°
8a
67°
9a
73°
10a
78°
11a
82°
12p
84°
1p
88°
2p
91°
3p
93°
4p
93°
5p
92°
6p
91°
7p
Madison, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain24%87°52°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm65%83°60°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain78%58°48°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast78%60°42°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—64°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—63°47°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle14%67°55°
Madison, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Madison, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
129° · veering 119°
Direction
SE
129°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 13
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
Madison, NE
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 108.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Madison, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:38 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
8:44 PM
Civil dusk
2:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Madison, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:12 AM
- Moonset
- 2:17 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Madison, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Madison at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 27 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.