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
Chadron, NE
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast41%82°51°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain43%59°48°
- MondayMay 18Snow97%46°37°
- TuesdayMay 19Foggy47%60°32°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast14%73°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle33%68°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast29%77°47°
Chadron, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Chadron, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).