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Weather in Ainsworth, Nebraska

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

Ainsworth, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 5:52 AM
61
°
Overcast
Feels like
56°
Humidity
67%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:56 PM
Ainsworth, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
12a
54°
1a
53°
2a
53°
3a
50°
4a
50°
5a
48°
6a
47°
7a
55°
8a
63°
9a
72°
10a
76°
11a
79°
12p
80°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
84°
4p
83°
5p
81°
6p
80°
7p
76°
8p
70°
9p
65°
10p
61°
11p
L 47°H 84°
Ainsworth, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Light Rain
    40%
    71°49°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    78%
    49°40°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Foggy
    58%
    61°37°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Rain
    60°45°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    14%
    62°47°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Showers
    27%
    64°49°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    24%
    77°53°
Ainsworth, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
129° · veering 144°
Direction
SE
129°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
35
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 35 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Ainsworth, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
913.3
-0.8 mb in 3h · steady · 26.97 inHg
Now
913.3
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-8.3
mb
24h
-5.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 913924
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ainsworth, NE
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.4 μg/m³
PM 10
4.2 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Ainsworth, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:45 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:56 PM
Civil dusk
2:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ainsworth, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:20 AM
Moonset
2:30 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Ainsworth, 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 →

Ainsworth at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 1 (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 Ainsworth

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.