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

Pierce, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 4:53 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
61°
Humidity
63%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
8:45 PM
Pierce, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
11p
64°
12a
61°
1a
58°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
54°
5a
53°
6a
55°
7a
59°
8a
66°
9a
72°
10a
78°
11a
82°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
89°
4p
90°
5p
88°
6p
85°
7p
81°
8p
75°
9p
70°
10p
L 53°H 90°
Pierce, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    82°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    74%
    81°56°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    74%
    55°47°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    74%
    59°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    65°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    65°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    26%
    68°54°
Pierce, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
057° · veering 106°
Direction
ENE
057°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 11
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 11 · pk 38 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 106° from the ene.
Pierce, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
948.2
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.00 inHg
Now
948.2
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-5.1
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 943955
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Pierce, NE
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.1 μg/m³
PM 10
4.9 μg/m³
NO₂
3.3 μg/m³
Ozone
94.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Pierce, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:37 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:45 PM
Civil dusk
2:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pierce, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 AM
Moonset
2:19 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Pierce, 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 →

Pierce at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 29 (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 Pierce

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.