Weather in Elwood, Kansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elwood, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 4:49 AM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
58%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Elwood, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
11p
71°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
69°
3a
67°
4a
66°
5a
63°
6a
64°
7a
68°
8a
72°
9a
77°
10a
82°
11a
86°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
91°
3p
91°
4p
90°
5p
84°
23%
6p
83°
16%
7p
83°
8p
80°
9p
79°
10p
Elwood, KS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm25%90°67°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain54%90°66°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm81%82°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers91%65°51°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—63°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast16%64°47°
- FridayMay 22Overcast19%66°57°
Elwood, KS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Elwood, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
165° · veering 65°
Direction
SSE
165°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 10
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
Elwood, KS
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 79.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Elwood, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:34 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
1:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elwood, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:10 AM
- Moonset
- 1:59 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Elwood, KS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Elwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (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.