Weather in Ford, Kansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ford, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 2:58 AM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
45%
Wind
22 mph
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Sunset
8:42 PM
Ford, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
83°
13%
9p
80°
12%
10p
81°
11p
76°
12a
77°
1a
75°
2a
73°
3a
73°
4a
72°
5a
72°
6a
67°
7a
70°
8a
75°
9a
79°
10a
81°
11a
84°
12p
88°
1p
90°
2p
93°
3p
95°
4p
98°
5p
96°
6p
95°
7p
89°
8p
Ford, KS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—97°62°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm—99°70°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm36%98°52°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—72°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle32%75°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers46%70°54°
- FridayMay 22Light Showers34%75°58°
Ford, KS
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Ford, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
158° · backing 76°
Direction
SSE
158°
Sustained
22
mph
Gust
43
mph
Peak 24h
49
avg 15
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
Ford, KS
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 93.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ford, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:00 AM
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
8:42 PM
Civil dusk
2:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ford, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:39 AM
- Moonset
- 2:11 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Ford, KS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Ford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (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.