Weather in Grand Island, Nebraska
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Grand Island, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 2:47 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
78%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
8:45 PM
Grand Island, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
9p
73°
10p
69°
11p
65°
12a
62°
1a
60°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
55°
6a
54°
7a
60°
8a
68°
9a
75°
10a
81°
11a
85°
12p
87°
1p
91°
2p
94°
3p
94°
4p
95°
5p
96°
6p
95°
7p
89°
8p
Grand Island, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm31%86°57°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm74%83°56°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle61%54°47°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast61%63°41°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle—59°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle14%59°46°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle22%69°55°
Grand Island, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Grand Island, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNE
020° · backing 64°
Direction
NNE
020°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
34
mph
Peak 24h
47
avg 14
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
Grand Island, NE
Air quality
70
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 95.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Grand Island, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:44 AM
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
8:45 PM
Civil dusk
2:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Grand Island, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:20 AM
- Moonset
- 2:17 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Grand Island, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Grand Island at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 22 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.