Weather in Grinnell, Kansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Grinnell, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 5:08 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
68%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Sunset
8:50 PM
Grinnell, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
12a
65°
1a
64°
2a
62°
10%
3a
62°
4a
59°
5a
57°
6a
56°
7a
63°
8a
70°
9a
78°
10a
83°
11a
87°
12p
89°
1p
91°
2p
92°
3p
93°
4p
92°
5p
88°
6p
87°
7p
87°
8p
76°
9p
70°
10p
69°
11p
Grinnell, KS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—79°56°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle13%60°47°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—67°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast40%66°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle51%59°51°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle36%71°55°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast25%85°56°
Grinnell, KS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Grinnell, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
073° · veering 37°
Direction
ENE
073°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 12
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Grinnell, KS
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 86.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Grinnell, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:59 AM
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
8:50 PM
Civil dusk
2:20 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Grinnell, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:37 AM
- Moonset
- 2:20 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Grinnell, KS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Grinnell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (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.