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
Champion, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle79%85°53°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Drizzle39%68°48°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle61%49°40°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast34%62°37°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast21%60°48°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers36%53°47°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle28%73°50°
Champion, NE
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Champion, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.