Weather in Colony, Kansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Colony, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 3:59 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
71%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Colony, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
10p
72°
11p
72°
12a
71°
1a
69°
2a
69°
3a
68°
4a
67°
5a
66°
16%
6a
69°
16%
7a
69°
8a
73°
9a
74°
10a
78°
19%
11a
78°
14%
12p
78°
12%
1p
80°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
87°
5p
82°
6p
78°
7p
76°
8p
76°
9p
Colony, KS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm—88°66°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—88°70°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm22%89°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers85%74°53°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—66°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle32%69°55°
- FridayMay 22Overcast32%71°55°
Colony, KS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Colony, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
174° · veering 34°
Direction
S
174°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 17
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Colony, KS
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Colony, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:41 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
14h 16m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
1:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Colony, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:18 AM
- Moonset
- 1:55 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Colony, KS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Colony at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 4 (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.