Weather in Bakersfield, Missouri
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bakersfield, MO
Sunday, May 17 at 5:08 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
76%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Bakersfield, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
12a
62°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
59°
4a
59°
5a
59°
6a
61°
7a
65°
8a
69°
9a
72°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
81°
1p
81°
2p
80°
16%
3p
80°
12%
4p
78°
11%
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
75°
8p
74°
12%
9p
73°
10p
73°
11p
Bakersfield, MO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast10%87°66°
- MondayMay 18Overcast21%87°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers70%85°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle70%64°58°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers22%64°58°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle37%71°59°
- SaturdayMay 23Drizzle33%75°62°
Bakersfield, MO
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Bakersfield, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
145° · backing 170°
Direction
SE
145°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 9
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
Bakersfield, MO
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 96.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Bakersfield, MO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:33 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 11m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
1:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bakersfield, MO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:10 AM
- Moonset
- 1:36 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Bakersfield, MO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Bakersfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 26 (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.