Weather in Fairfax, Missouri
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fairfax, MO
Sunday, May 17 at 2:38 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
91%
Wind
21 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Fairfax, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
9p
73°
10p
70°
11p
70°
12a
67°
1a
68°
2a
66°
3a
65°
4a
65°
5a
63°
6a
63°
7a
68°
8a
73°
9a
75°
10a
80°
11a
85°
12p
88°
1p
89°
2p
91°
3p
91°
4p
94°
5p
91°
6p
89°
7p
76°
10%
8p
Fairfax, MO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm72%90°66°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm62%80°64°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm87%82°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers87%63°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—63°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast10%67°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast11%67°57°
Fairfax, MO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Fairfax, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
052° · backing 82°
Direction
NE
052°
Sustained
21
mph
Gust
31
mph
Peak 24h
47
avg 14
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fairfax, MO
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 88.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fairfax, MO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:35 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
2:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fairfax, MO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:10 AM
- Moonset
- 2:03 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fairfax, MO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Fairfax at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 18 (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.