Weather in Lucas, Kansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lucas, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 5:08 AM
72
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
73°
Humidity
76%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
8:42 PM
Lucas, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
12a
71°
1a
69°
2a
66°
3a
64°
4a
63°
5a
62°
6a
62°
7a
66°
8a
76°
9a
81°
10a
86°
11a
87°
12p
89°
1p
91°
2p
91°
3p
90°
4p
92°
5p
90°
6p
90°
7p
85°
8p
80°
9p
79°
10p
76°
11p
Lucas, KS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Showers32%100°68°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle80%76°52°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast80%68°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast17%70°49°
- ThursdayMay 21Rain41%63°50°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle32%71°59°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast25%82°57°
Lucas, KS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Lucas, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
N
007° · backing 88°
Direction
N
007°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
47
avg 12
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
Lucas, KS
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 77.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lucas, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:51 AM
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
8:42 PM
Civil dusk
2:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lucas, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:28 AM
- Moonset
- 2:11 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lucas, KS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Lucas at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 10 (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.