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Weather in Wellfleet, Nebraska

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

Wellfleet, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 1:32 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
84%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Sunset
8:54 PM
Wellfleet, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
84°
8p
74°
9p
67°
10p
65°
11p
61°
12a
58°
1a
56°
2a
53°
3a
51°
4a
48°
5a
46°
6a
44°
7a
50°
8a
59°
9a
69°
10a
78°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
90°
4p
89°
5p
89°
6p
87°
7p
L 44°H 90°
Wellfleet, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    78%
    85°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    21%
    68°52°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    66%
    52°40°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    66%
    63°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Rain
    57°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    25%
    52°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    26%
    74°52°
Wellfleet, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
070° · backing 83°
Direction
ENE
070°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 12
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 31 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 30 — flags snap, branches bend.
Wellfleet, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
906.5
+1.6 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 26.77 inHg
Now
906.5
mb
3h
+1.6
mb
12h
-5.3
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 900912
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wellfleet, NE
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.8 μg/m³
PM 10
6.7 μg/m³
NO₂
1.5 μg/m³
Ozone
115.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Wellfleet, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:55 AM
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
8:54 PM
Civil dusk
2:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wellfleet, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 AM
Moonset
2:27 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Wellfleet, 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 →

Wellfleet at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 21 (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 Wellfleet

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.