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Weather in Oakdale, Nebraska

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

Oakdale, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 4:55 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
60°
Humidity
63%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:46 PM
Oakdale, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
11p
63°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
72°
10a
79°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
89°
2p
90°
3p
90°
4p
91°
5p
90°
6p
87°
7p
85°
8p
78°
9p
74°
10p
L 55°H 91°
Oakdale, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    84°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    74%
    82°55°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    65%
    53°46°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Rain
    65%
    59°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    66°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    64°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    21%
    70°54°
Oakdale, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
072° · veering 117°
Direction
ENE
072°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
41
avg 13
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
avg 13 · pk 41 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 27 — flags snap, branches bend.
Oakdale, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
943.4
-2.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 27.86 inHg
Now
943.4
mb
3h
-2.3
mb
12h
-5.4
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 939951
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Oakdale, NE
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.9 μg/m³
PM 10
4.7 μg/m³
NO₂
3.0 μg/m³
Ozone
97.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Oakdale, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:39 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:46 PM
Civil dusk
2:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oakdale, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 AM
Moonset
2:20 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Oakdale, 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 →

Oakdale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 28 (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 Oakdale

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.