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Weather in Sawyer, Kansas

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

Sawyer, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 2:57 AM
80
°
Thunderstorm
Feels like
78°
Humidity
66%
Wind
21 mph
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Sawyer, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
84°
12%
9p
84°
11%
10p
78°
11p
78°
12a
77°
1a
75°
2a
71°
3a
70°
4a
71°
5a
71°
6a
69°
7a
73°
8a
75°
9a
81°
10a
84°
11a
87°
12p
89°
1p
93°
2p
94°
3p
95°
4p
96°
5p
91°
6p
88°
7p
83°
8p
L 69°H 96°
Sawyer, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    96°68°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    10%
    94°70°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    63%
    93°56°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    63%
    70°45°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    22%
    74°48°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    42%
    70°55°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    31%
    76°60°
Sawyer, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
168° · backing 21°
Direction
SSE
168°
Sustained
21
mph
Gust
39
mph
Peak 24h
46
avg 17
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
avg 17 · pk 46 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 21 mph with gusts pulsing to 39 — flags snap, branches bend.
Sawyer, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
935.3
+0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 27.62 inHg
Now
935.3
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
+0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 933939
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sawyer, KS
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.9 μg/m³
PM 10
5.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
92.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Sawyer, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:56 AM
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Daylight
14h 13m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
2:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sawyer, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 AM
Moonset
2:07 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Sawyer, 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 →

Sawyer at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 1 (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 Sawyer

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.