Weather in Wakefield, Nebraska
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wakefield, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 1:32 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
36%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:42 PM
Wakefield, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
8p
73°
9p
70°
10p
66°
11p
66°
12a
63°
1a
60°
2a
58°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
55°
6a
55°
7a
62°
8a
68°
9a
73°
10a
79°
11a
82°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
90°
3p
91°
4p
93°
5p
92°
6p
89°
7p
Wakefield, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast10%82°49°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm53%80°60°
- MondayMay 18Rain82%61°50°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle82%59°42°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—64°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—65°46°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle16%65°54°
Wakefield, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Wakefield, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
090° · veering 31°
Direction
E
090°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 11
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
Wakefield, NE
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Wakefield, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:34 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:42 PM
Civil dusk
2:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wakefield, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:08 AM
- Moonset
- 2:16 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Wakefield, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Wakefield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 30 (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).