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Weather in Seneca, Nebraska

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Seneca, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 5:52 AM
57
°
Overcast
Feels like
55°
Humidity
78%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Sunset
8:59 PM
Seneca, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
12a
52°
1a
51°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
44°
6a
43°
7a
53°
8a
62°
9a
71°
10a
77°
11a
82°
12p
82°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
85°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
82°
7p
77°
8p
69°
9p
64°
10p
61°
11p
L 43°H 85°
Seneca, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    36%
    67°48°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    87%
    48°39°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Foggy
    39%
    62°37°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    56°48°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    19%
    67°47°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    25%
    69°50°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    25%
    80°55°
Seneca, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
072° · veering 94°
Direction
ENE
072°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 12
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
avg 12 · pk 39 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 94° from the ene.
Seneca, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
897.1
-0.2 mb in 3h · rising · 26.49 inHg
Now
897.1
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-9.5
mb
24h
-6.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 897908
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Seneca, NE
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.1 μg/m³
PM 10
5.0 μg/m³
NO₂
3.0 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Seneca, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:51 AM
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:59 PM
Civil dusk
2:31 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Seneca, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 AM
Moonset
2:32 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Seneca, NE
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Seneca at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 28 (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

Cool-season window is open

As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in Seneca

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.