Weather in Frankfort, Kansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Frankfort, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 1:41 AM
83
°
Thunderstorm
Feels like
88°
Humidity
64%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Frankfort, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
10%
8p
75°
12%
9p
73°
10p
71°
11p
71°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
68°
3a
66°
4a
64°
5a
63°
6a
64°
7a
68°
8a
73°
9a
76°
10a
81°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
89°
2p
91°
3p
92°
4p
92°
5p
91°
6p
87°
7p
Frankfort, KS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm55%90°66°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm55%91°64°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm84%93°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers84%63°49°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—64°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle13%62°47°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle17%68°56°
Frankfort, KS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Frankfort, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
165° · backing 7°
Direction
SSE
165°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 9
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
Frankfort, KS
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 86.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Frankfort, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:41 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
2:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Frankfort, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:17 AM
- Moonset
- 2:05 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Frankfort, KS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Frankfort at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (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.