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Weather in Lone Elm, Kansas

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

Lone Elm, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 5:12 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
80%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
Lone Elm, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
12a
68°
1a
68°
2a
68°
3a
67°
4a
66°
5a
65°
15%
6a
68°
17%
7a
68°
8a
72°
9a
74°
10a
77°
19%
11a
77°
14%
12p
77°
11%
1p
79°
2p
81°
3p
84°
4p
87°
5p
81°
6p
77°
7p
74°
8p
74°
9p
72°
10p
71°
11p
L 65°H 87°
Lone Elm, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    87°68°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    20%
    88°74°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    85%
    74°53°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    65°46°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    69°54°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    32%
    70°55°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    13%
    78°61°
Lone Elm, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
166° · veering 13°
Direction
SSE
166°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 17
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 17 · pk 39 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Lone Elm, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
965.6
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.51 inHg
Now
965.6
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 965970
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lone Elm, KS
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.7 μg/m³
PM 10
5.5 μg/m³
NO₂
3.7 μg/m³
Ozone
65.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lone Elm, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:41 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
8:26 PM
Civil dusk
1:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lone Elm, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:18 AM
Moonset
1:55 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lone Elm, 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 →

Lone Elm at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Lone Elm

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.