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Weather in Dighton, Kansas

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dighton, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 2:54 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
44%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Dighton, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
9p
73°
10p
72°
11p
72°
12a
67°
1a
65°
2a
65°
3a
62°
4a
61°
5a
59°
6a
58°
7a
62°
8a
71°
9a
77°
10a
79°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
88°
2p
87°
3p
88°
4p
88°
5p
88°
6p
87°
7p
84°
8p
L 58°H 88°
Dighton, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    92°57°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Clear
    89°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    81°48°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    69°42°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    72°48°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    44%
    62°52°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    36%
    72°57°
Dighton, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
147° · veering 125°
Direction
SSE
147°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 11
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
avg 11 · pk 39 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 24 — flags snap, branches bend.
Dighton, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
904.2
+1.0 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 26.70 inHg
Now
904.2
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-6.6
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 901911
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Dighton, KS
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
45.5 μg/m³
PM 10
254.3 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
100.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Dighton, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:01 AM
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
2:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dighton, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 AM
Moonset
2:17 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Dighton, KS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dighton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 7 (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.

ZIP codes in Dighton

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.