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Weather in Niobrara, Nebraska

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

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
L 52°H 91°
Niobrara, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    11%
    83°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    81°56°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    68%
    55°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    68%
    61°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    68°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    65°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    73°55°
Niobrara, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 9 · pk 45 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 161° from the e.
Niobrara, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
959.8
+0.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.34 inHg
Now
959.8
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-5.0
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 956966
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Niobrara

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.