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Weather in Chadron, Nebraska

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

Chadron, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 2:35 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
25%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Chadron, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
8p
67°
9p
62°
10p
57°
11p
57°
12a
52°
1a
50°
2a
48°
3a
46°
4a
42°
5a
42°
6a
52°
7a
58°
8a
63°
9a
66°
10a
69°
11a
72°
12p
75°
1p
77°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
L 42°H 80°
Chadron, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    41%
    82°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    43%
    59°48°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Snow
    97%
    46°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Foggy
    47%
    60°32°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    14%
    73°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    68°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    29%
    77°47°
Chadron, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
140° · veering 100°
Direction
SE
140°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 8 · pk 32 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 100° from the se.
Chadron, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
888.6
0.0 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 26.24 inHg
Now
888.6
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-4.8
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 886895
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Chadron, NE
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.8 μg/m³
PM 10
5.8 μg/m³
NO₂
1.0 μg/m³
Ozone
109.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Chadron, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:57 AM
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
2:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chadron, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:32 AM
Moonset
2:45 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Chadron, 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 →

Chadron at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 3 (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 Chadron

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.