Weather in Red Cloud, Nebraska
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Red Cloud, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 1:36 AM
83
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
43%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Red Cloud, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
83°
8p
77°
9p
72°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
64°
2a
60°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
54°
7a
61°
8a
68°
9a
74°
10a
79°
11a
84°
12p
88°
1p
89°
2p
92°
3p
94°
4p
96°
5p
99°
6p
98°
7p
Red Cloud, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast55%90°62°
- SundayMay 17Rain76%97°61°
- MondayMay 18Showers68%64°49°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast67%66°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle—58°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle15%61°47°
- FridayMay 22Light Showers22%69°55°
Red Cloud, NE
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Red Cloud, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
060° · steady
Direction
ENE
060°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
61
avg 13
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Red Cloud, NE
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 97.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Red Cloud, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:48 AM
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
2:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Red Cloud, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:24 AM
- Moonset
- 2:15 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Red Cloud, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Red Cloud at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 17 (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.