Weather in Mankato, Kansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mankato, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 3:58 AM
70
°
Heavy Rain
Feels like
64°
Humidity
51%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
Mankato, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
10p
73°
11p
71°
12a
69°
1a
68°
2a
65°
3a
63°
4a
65°
5a
62°
6a
61°
7a
68°
8a
73°
9a
80°
10a
83°
11a
86°
12p
90°
1p
91°
2p
93°
3p
92°
4p
93°
5p
92°
6p
93°
7p
89°
8p
82°
9p
Mankato, KS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain50%92°66°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm69%95°62°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers84%73°50°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle84%65°44°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle10%62°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle30%59°46°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle30%64°57°
Mankato, KS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Mankato, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
232° · veering 163°
Direction
SW
232°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
39
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 11
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Mankato, KS
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 84.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Mankato, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:48 AM
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
2:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mankato, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:24 AM
- Moonset
- 2:12 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Mankato, KS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Mankato at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 15 (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.