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Weather in Mont Ida, Kansas

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

Mont Ida, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 5:13 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
73%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Mont Ida, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
12a
72°
1a
70°
2a
70°
3a
69°
4a
68°
10%
5a
67°
19%
6a
69°
17%
7a
70°
8a
74°
9a
74°
10a
75°
16%
11a
79°
10%
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
86°
3p
88°
4p
89°
5p
84°
6p
81°
7p
77°
8p
77°
9p
73°
10p
71°
11p
L 67°H 89°
Mont Ida, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    88°70°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    31%
    89°74°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    86%
    74°52°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    65°46°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    68°53°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    33%
    70°55°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    15%
    78°61°
Mont Ida, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
171° · veering 15°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
34
mph
Peak 24h
41
avg 18
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 18 · pk 41 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 34 — flags snap, branches bend.
Mont Ida, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
967.4
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.57 inHg
Now
967.4
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 967972
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mont Ida, KS
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.7 μg/m³
PM 10
5.5 μg/m³
NO₂
3.7 μg/m³
Ozone
67.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Mont Ida, 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 19m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
1:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mont Ida, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:18 AM
Moonset
1:56 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Mont Ida, 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 →

Mont Ida at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 5 (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 Mont Ida

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.