Weather in Columbus, Kansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Columbus, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 3:56 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
77%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Columbus, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
10p
67°
11p
67°
12a
66°
1a
65°
2a
66°
3a
66°
4a
66°
5a
66°
6a
67°
7a
68°
8a
71°
9a
73°
10a
73°
19%
11a
72°
16%
12p
74°
11%
1p
80°
13%
2p
82°
3p
84°
4p
80°
5p
78°
6p
74°
7p
73°
8p
73°
9p
Columbus, KS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm25%86°73°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm—87°69°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm13%88°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle70%79°57°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast45%66°50°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle34%72°58°
- FridayMay 22Overcast32%72°58°
Columbus, KS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Columbus, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
171° · backing 10°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 13
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
Columbus, KS
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Columbus, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:42 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
14h 12m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
1:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Columbus, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:20 AM
- Moonset
- 1:50 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Columbus, KS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Columbus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 30 (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.