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Weather in Urbana, Kansas

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

Urbana, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 4:08 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
76%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Urbana, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
11p
69°
12a
69°
1a
67°
2a
66°
3a
66°
4a
66°
5a
65°
6a
65°
7a
68°
8a
69°
9a
71°
10a
73°
17%
11a
72°
21%
12p
76°
19%
1p
81°
2p
86°
3p
85°
4p
82°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
73°
8p
74°
9p
75°
10p
L 65°H 86°
Urbana, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    12%
    86°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    87°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    12%
    89°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    75%
    75°55°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    18%
    68°48°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    73°56°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    30%
    71°56°
Urbana, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
174° · steady
Direction
S
174°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 16
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 16 · pk 30 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the s.
Urbana, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.0
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 28.70 inHg
Now
972.0
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970975
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Urbana, KS
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.5 μg/m³
PM 10
6.6 μg/m³
NO₂
2.4 μg/m³
Ozone
82.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Urbana, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:43 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
14h 13m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
1:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Urbana, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:21 AM
Moonset
1:53 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Urbana, 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 →

Urbana at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
  • 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 Urbana

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.