Weather in Hill City, Kansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hill City, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 4:06 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
87%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Hill City, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
11p
68°
12a
64°
1a
63°
2a
63°
3a
61°
4a
58°
5a
55°
6a
55°
7a
60°
8a
68°
9a
75°
10a
82°
11a
87°
12p
90°
1p
92°
2p
93°
3p
93°
4p
94°
5p
94°
6p
91°
7p
88°
8p
82°
9p
75°
10p
Hill City, KS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Showers52%91°59°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm15%89°60°
- MondayMay 18Overcast16%60°49°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast16%68°42°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle31%63°48°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle41%62°52°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle36%71°57°
Hill City, KS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Hill City, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNE
027° · steady
Direction
NNE
027°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 10
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Hill City, KS
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 86.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Hill City, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:55 AM
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
2:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hill City, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:33 AM
- Moonset
- 2:18 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Hill City, KS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Hill City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (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.