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Weather in New Strawn, Kansas

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

New Strawn, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 1:45 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
64%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
New Strawn, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
8p
73°
9p
72°
10p
70°
11p
71°
12a
70°
1a
68°
2a
68°
3a
67°
4a
67°
10%
5a
66°
20%
6a
67°
14%
7a
68°
8a
71°
9a
70°
10a
73°
12%
11a
77°
10%
12p
79°
1p
84°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
83°
6p
80°
7p
L 66°H 87°
New Strawn, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    87°66°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    86°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    34%
    82°72°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    82%
    74°52°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    11%
    66°47°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    68°53°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    19%
    70°54°
New Strawn, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
177° · veering 35°
Direction
S
177°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 15
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 15 · pk 33 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 28 — flags snap, branches bend.
New Strawn, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
965.9
+0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 28.52 inHg
Now
965.9
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 964969
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
New Strawn, KS
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.5 μg/m³
PM 10
5.2 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
98.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
New Strawn, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:42 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
1:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
New Strawn, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 AM
Moonset
1:58 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
New Strawn, 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 →

New Strawn at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 6 (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 New Strawn

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.