Weather in El Dorado, Kansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
El Dorado, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 4:04 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
64%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
El Dorado, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
11p
77°
12a
76°
1a
74°
2a
73°
3a
71°
4a
68°
5a
67°
6a
68°
7a
70°
8a
74°
9a
74°
10a
79°
10%
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
91°
2p
91°
3p
88°
4p
87°
5p
84°
6p
82°
7p
82°
8p
79°
9p
77°
10p
El Dorado, KS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm—92°64°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm—88°71°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm65%91°75°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle81%76°51°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—68°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle43%68°54°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle30%73°58°
El Dorado, KS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
El Dorado, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
179° · veering 8°
Direction
S
179°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
37
mph
Peak 24h
42
avg 18
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
El Dorado, KS
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
El Dorado, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:48 AM
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Daylight
14h 15m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
2:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
El Dorado, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:26 AM
- Moonset
- 2:01 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
El Dorado, KS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
El Dorado at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 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
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.