Weather in Fontana, Kansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fontana, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 1:42 AM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
52%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Fontana, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
8p
72°
9p
71°
10p
71°
11p
70°
12a
70°
1a
70°
2a
68°
3a
68°
4a
65°
5a
65°
12%
6a
65°
16%
7a
67°
15%
8a
72°
9a
77°
10a
79°
11a
81°
12p
80°
1p
82°
12%
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
84°
5p
85°
6p
82°
7p
Fontana, KS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm—89°66°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—88°69°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm26%84°75°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers67%76°52°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast13%65°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle24%68°54°
- FridayMay 22Overcast17%70°55°
Fontana, KS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Fontana, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
181° · veering 57°
Direction
S
181°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 12
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
Fontana, KS
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 86.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fontana, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:38 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
1:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fontana, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:15 AM
- Moonset
- 1:54 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Fontana, KS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Fontana at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 7 (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.