Weather in Wood River, Nebraska
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wood River, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 2:39 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
63°
Humidity
81%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:45 PM
Wood River, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
9p
71°
10p
68°
11p
65°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
58°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
53°
6a
53°
7a
58°
8a
65°
9a
73°
10a
78°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
91°
2p
93°
3p
94°
4p
95°
5p
95°
6p
93°
7p
88°
8p
Wood River, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm43%86°56°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm80%84°55°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle58%53°47°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast58%63°41°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle—58°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle17%60°46°
- FridayMay 22Light Showers22%70°54°
Wood River, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Wood River, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNE
023° · backing 62°
Direction
NNE
023°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
51
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Wood River, NE
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 100.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Wood River, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:46 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
8:45 PM
Civil dusk
2:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wood River, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:22 AM
- Moonset
- 2:18 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Wood River, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Wood River at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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.