Weather in Aurora, Nebraska
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Aurora, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 2:47 AM
70
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
69°
Humidity
77%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Aurora, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
9p
71°
10p
67°
11p
65°
12a
62°
1a
60°
2a
58°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
60°
8a
68°
9a
76°
10a
83°
11a
87°
12p
89°
1p
91°
2p
93°
3p
93°
4p
94°
5p
93°
6p
94°
7p
90°
8p
Aurora, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm46%83°57°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm78%87°57°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle75%55°48°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle75%63°42°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle—58°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle10%61°46°
- FridayMay 22Showers21%67°55°
Aurora, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Aurora, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNE
019° · backing 68°
Direction
NNE
019°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
33
mph
Peak 24h
51
avg 14
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
Aurora, NE
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 93.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Aurora, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:43 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
2:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Aurora, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:19 AM
- Moonset
- 2:16 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Aurora, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Aurora at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 21 (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.