Weather in Ottawa, Kansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ottawa, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 5:08 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
70%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Ottawa, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
12a
71°
1a
69°
2a
67°
3a
67°
4a
65°
14%
5a
66°
18%
6a
68°
16%
7a
69°
15%
8a
72°
9a
76°
10a
77°
11a
79°
12p
80°
1p
83°
2p
85°
3p
84°
4p
86°
5p
86°
6p
82°
7p
79°
8p
78°
9p
74°
10p
72°
11p
Ottawa, KS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—87°70°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm52%88°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers87%75°51°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—65°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle33%66°51°
- FridayMay 22Overcast33%69°54°
- SaturdayMay 23Drizzle16%78°60°
Ottawa, KS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Ottawa, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
173° · veering 29°
Direction
S
173°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
40
mph
Peak 24h
40
avg 13
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
Ottawa, 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
Ottawa, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:39 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
14h 20m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
1:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ottawa, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:16 AM
- Moonset
- 1:57 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Ottawa, KS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Ottawa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 8 (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.