Weather in Stanley, Kentucky
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Stanley, KY
Sunday, May 17 at 3:55 AM
70
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
72°
Humidity
81%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
7:52 PM
Stanley, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
10p
56°
11p
53°
12a
52°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
50°
5a
50°
6a
53°
7a
56°
8a
60°
9a
63°
10a
68°
11a
72°
12p
74°
1p
77°
2p
78°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
75°
8p
72°
9p
Stanley, KY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle39%83°68°
- SundayMay 17Clear—89°65°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain26%89°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers70%84°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers69%69°60°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle20%67°56°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle40%78°58°
Stanley, KY
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Stanley, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
156° · steady
Direction
SSE
156°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Stanley, KY
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 78.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Stanley, KY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:10 AM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
14h 15m
Sunset
7:52 PM
Civil dusk
1:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Stanley, KY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:46 AM
- Moonset
- 1:19 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Stanley, KY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Stanley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (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.