Weather in Onton, Kentucky
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Onton, KY
Sunday, May 17 at 5:04 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
86%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
7:53 PM
Onton, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
12a
50°
1a
49°
2a
48°
3a
48°
4a
48°
5a
48°
6a
53°
7a
58°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
68°
11a
72°
12p
74°
1p
77°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
76°
7p
73°
8p
72°
9p
70°
10p
70°
11p
Onton, KY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—88°63°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain24%88°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers63%85°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers63%70°62°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle21%65°58°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle42%79°59°
- SaturdayMay 23Drizzle38%78°67°
Onton, KY
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Onton, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
169° · backing 117°
Direction
S
169°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Onton, KY
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 93.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Onton, KY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
14h 15m
Sunset
7:53 PM
Civil dusk
1:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Onton, KY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:48 AM
- Moonset
- 1:19 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Onton, KY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Onton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below 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.