Weather in Iola, Kansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Iola, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 1:42 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
61%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Iola, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
8p
73°
9p
72°
10p
71°
11p
71°
12a
70°
1a
68°
2a
68°
3a
67°
4a
67°
5a
67°
12%
6a
69°
14%
7a
70°
8a
71°
9a
76°
10%
10a
76°
16%
11a
76°
12%
12p
75°
18%
1p
81°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
80°
6p
77°
7p
Iola, KS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm10%87°68°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—86°68°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm14%82°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers72%76°54°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast25%67°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle29%70°55°
- FridayMay 22Overcast25%72°56°
Iola, KS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Iola, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
186° · veering 5°
Direction
S
186°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 14
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
Iola, KS
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 92.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Iola, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:42 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 15m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
1:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Iola, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:19 AM
- Moonset
- 1:55 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Iola, KS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Iola at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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.