Weather in McCook, Nebraska
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
McCook, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 2:50 AM
65
°
Light Rain
Feels like
65°
Humidity
90%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Sunset
8:52 PM
McCook, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
9p
72°
10p
65°
11p
64°
12a
60°
1a
59°
2a
57°
3a
55°
4a
54°
5a
51°
6a
50°
7a
56°
8a
65°
9a
76°
10a
83°
11a
88°
12p
91°
1p
92°
2p
93°
3p
93°
4p
93°
5p
93°
6p
91°
7p
87°
8p
McCook, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm75%86°55°
- SundayMay 17Foggy16%72°51°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle33%53°43°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast33%65°38°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle16%58°48°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers29%54°47°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle29%75°53°
McCook, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
McCook, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNE
032° · backing 38°
Direction
NNE
032°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
43
avg 13
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
McCook, NE
Air quality
67
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 103.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
McCook, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:56 AM
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
8:52 PM
Civil dusk
2:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
McCook, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:33 AM
- Moonset
- 2:24 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
McCook, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
McCook at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below 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.