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Weather in Lansing, Kansas

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

Lansing, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 5:04 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
75°
Humidity
63%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Lansing, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
12a
71°
1a
70°
2a
67°
3a
66°
4a
64°
5a
63°
6a
65°
7a
69°
8a
72°
9a
75°
10a
77°
11a
80°
12p
83°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
84°
10%
5p
81°
6p
80°
7p
78°
8p
77°
9p
76°
10p
75°
11p
L 63°H 87°
Lansing, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    35%
    88°72°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    65%
    83°64°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    91%
    72°51°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    64°45°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    18%
    66°48°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    66°54°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    77°60°
Lansing, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
168° · veering 133°
Direction
SSE
168°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
28
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 28 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 133° from the sse.
Lansing, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.7
-0.1 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 28.75 inHg
Now
973.7
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972978
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lansing, KS
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.0 μg/m³
PM 10
6.5 μg/m³
NO₂
7.1 μg/m³
Ozone
71.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lansing, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:36 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
1:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lansing, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:12 AM
Moonset
1:57 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lansing, 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 →

Lansing at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above 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.

ZIP codes in Lansing

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.