Weather in Oxford, Kansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oxford, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 2:59 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
61%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Oxford, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
10%
9p
77°
14%
10p
76°
11p
75°
12a
74°
1a
72°
2a
71°
3a
70°
4a
68°
5a
67°
6a
67°
7a
69°
8a
72°
9a
77°
10a
78°
11a
82°
12p
84°
1p
87°
2p
85°
3p
83°
4p
79°
10%
5p
79°
6p
79°
7p
77°
8p
Oxford, KS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm—90°69°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm14%87°70°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm27%90°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle73%78°54°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast15%70°48°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers37%72°57°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle24%74°59°
Oxford, KS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Oxford, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
173° · backing 6°
Direction
S
173°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
33
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 17
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
Oxford, KS
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 102.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Oxford, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:51 AM
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Daylight
14h 13m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
2:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oxford, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:29 AM
- Moonset
- 2:00 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Oxford, KS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Oxford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 31 (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.