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Weather in Whitney, Nebraska

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

Whitney, NE
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
31%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Whitney, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
7p
73°
8p
66°
9p
60°
10p
56°
11p
52°
12a
50°
1a
47°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
40°
5a
38°
6a
48°
7a
57°
8a
65°
9a
68°
10a
69°
11a
72°
12p
75°
1p
78°
2p
81°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
L 38°H 81°
Whitney, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Drizzle
    37%
    81°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    51%
    59°51°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Snow
    98%
    50°35°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    60°32°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    13%
    73°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    68°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    30%
    77°46°
Whitney, NE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
FREEZING 32°HOT 90°30°60°90°12a6a12p6pnow 78°high 81°low 38°
Whitney, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
060° · steady
Direction
ENE
060°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 8
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 8 · pk 31 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the ene.
Whitney, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
887.0
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 26.19 inHg
Now
887.0
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-6.3
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 885–893
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Whitney, NE
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.8 μg/m³
PM 10
6.4 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
115.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Whitney, NE
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:58 AM
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
2:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Whitney, NE
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:33 AM
Moonset
2:46 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Whitney, 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 →

Whitney at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • 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).

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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.