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Weather in Oakley, Kansas

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

Oakley, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 3:59 AM
66
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
61°
Humidity
67%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Sunset
8:50 PM
Oakley, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
10p
70°
11p
68°
12a
63°
1a
63°
2a
62°
3a
62°
4a
59°
5a
56°
6a
56°
7a
62°
8a
70°
9a
79°
10a
83°
11a
87°
12p
89°
1p
91°
2p
91°
3p
92°
4p
93°
5p
90°
6p
87°
7p
86°
8p
75°
9p
L 56°H 93°
Oakley, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    16%
    90°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Foggy
    74°55°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    13%
    59°46°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    66°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    40%
    65°48°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    54%
    59°51°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    71°54°
Oakley, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
042° · backing 6°
Direction
NE
042°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 12
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 12 · pk 34 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 25 — flags snap, branches bend.
Oakley, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
894.1
+1.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 26.40 inHg
Now
894.1
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
-8.0
mb
24h
-4.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 890903
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Oakley, KS
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.6 μg/m³
PM 10
6.5 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
97.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Oakley, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:00 AM
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
8:50 PM
Civil dusk
2:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oakley, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:38 AM
Moonset
2:21 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Oakley, 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 →

Oakley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 11 (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 Oakley

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.