Weather in Newcastle, Nebraska
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Newcastle, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 3:43 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
58°
Humidity
34%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:44 PM
Newcastle, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
10p
67°
11p
65°
12a
63°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
55°
5a
55°
6a
58°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
77°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
90°
3p
89°
4p
91°
5p
91°
6p
89°
7p
82°
8p
73°
9p
Newcastle, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast10%79°51°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm45%79°62°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle84%60°49°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle84%57°42°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—65°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—66°47°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle27%64°54°
Newcastle, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Newcastle, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
066° · veering 93°
Direction
ENE
066°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Newcastle, NE
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 97.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Newcastle, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:33 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:44 PM
Civil dusk
2:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Newcastle, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:06 AM
- Moonset
- 2:18 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Newcastle, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Newcastle at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
- 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).