Weather in Niobrara, Nebraska
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Niobrara, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
22%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
Niobrara, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
9p
70°
10p
67°
11p
64°
12a
61°
1a
59°
2a
59°
3a
56°
4a
54°
5a
52°
6a
53°
7a
59°
8a
66°
9a
73°
10a
80°
11a
85°
12p
87°
1p
89°
2p
90°
3p
90°
4p
90°
5p
91°
6p
89°
7p
83°
8p
Niobrara, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast11%83°52°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle33%81°56°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle68%55°45°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle68%61°41°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle—68°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle10%65°48°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle18%73°55°
Niobrara, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Niobrara, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
080° · backing 161°
Direction
E
080°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
45
avg 9
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
Niobrara, NE
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 92.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Niobrara, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:37 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
2:22 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Niobrara, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:11 AM
- Moonset
- 2:23 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Niobrara, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Niobrara 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).