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Weather in Champion, Nebraska

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Champion, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 4:51 AM
61
°
Overcast
Feels like
62°
Humidity
80%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
7:57 PM
Champion, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
10p
62°
11p
58°
12a
58°
1a
56°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
50°
6a
59°
7a
72°
8a
76°
9a
81°
10a
83°
11a
86°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
88°
5p
87°
6p
84°
7p
75°
8p
69°
9p
L 50°H 89°
Champion, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    79%
    85°53°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    39%
    68°48°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    61%
    49°40°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    34%
    62°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    21%
    60°48°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    36%
    53°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    73°50°
Champion, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
175° · backing 180°
Direction
S
175°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
43
avg 12
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
avg 12 · pk 43 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 180° from the s.
Champion, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
886.1
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 26.17 inHg
Now
886.1
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-7.6
mb
24h
-6.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 886897
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Champion, NE
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.8 μg/m³
PM 10
6.0 μg/m³
NO₂
2.8 μg/m³
Ozone
91.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Champion, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:59 AM
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
7:57 PM
Civil dusk
2:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Champion, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:36 AM
Moonset
2:30 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Champion, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Champion at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 19 (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.

ZIP codes in Champion

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.