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Weather in Garden City, Kansas

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

Garden City, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 1:48 AM
86
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
77°
Humidity
13%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Garden City, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
87°
8p
82°
9p
76°
10p
74°
11p
72°
12a
67°
1a
67°
2a
66°
3a
64°
4a
61°
5a
58°
6a
55°
7a
62°
8a
71°
9a
76°
10a
80°
11a
84°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
91°
5p
91°
6p
90°
7p
L 55°H 91°
Garden City, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    97°58°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    96°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    11%
    97°49°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    72°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    71°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    53%
    64°55°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    34%
    75°57°
Garden City, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
118° · veering 55°
Direction
ESE
118°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
46
avg 8
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
avg 8 · pk 46 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 55° from the ese.
Garden City, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
901.0
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 26.61 inHg
Now
901.0
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-8.1
mb
24h
-3.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 900909
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Garden City, KS
Air quality
90
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
23.9 μg/m³
PM 10
70.5 μg/m³
NO₂
2.9 μg/m³
Ozone
135.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Garden City, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:04 AM
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Daylight
14h 16m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
2:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Garden City, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:42 AM
Moonset
2:17 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Garden City, 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 →

Garden City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Garden City

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.