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Weather in Horace, Kansas

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

Horace, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 4:00 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
61°
Humidity
64%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
7:52 PM
Horace, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
10p
68°
11p
64°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
60°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
59°
7a
68°
8a
77°
9a
83°
10a
87°
11a
88°
12p
89°
1p
90°
2p
91°
3p
92°
4p
91°
5p
89°
6p
84°
7p
77°
8p
72°
9p
L 54°H 92°
Horace, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    97°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Foggy
    82°53°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    69°43°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    67°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    58°47°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    70%
    58°50°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    36%
    73°49°
Horace, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
050° · veering 30°
Direction
NE
050°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 9
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
avg 9 · pk 28 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 24 — flags snap, branches bend.
Horace, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
873.9
+2.8 mb in 3h · falling · 25.81 inHg
Now
873.9
mb
3h
+2.8
mb
12h
-7.7
mb
24h
-5.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 870885
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Horace, KS
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
25.8 μg/m³
PM 10
75.4 μg/m³
NO₂
2.5 μg/m³
Ozone
94.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Horace, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:06 AM
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
7:52 PM
Civil dusk
2:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Horace, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:44 AM
Moonset
2:23 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Horace, 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 →

Horace at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 7 (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 Horace

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.