Weather in Walnut, Kansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Walnut, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 1:33 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
59%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Walnut, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
8p
73°
9p
72°
10p
71°
11p
71°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
68°
3a
68°
4a
68°
5a
67°
6a
67°
7a
70°
8a
72°
9a
76°
10a
74°
18%
11a
76°
17%
12p
73°
22%
1p
79°
2p
85°
3p
87°
4p
85°
5p
79°
6p
76°
7p
Walnut, KS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm12%89°71°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—88°69°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm14%83°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers64%76°56°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast43%68°48°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle32%72°56°
- FridayMay 22Overcast29%73°56°
Walnut, KS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Walnut, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
182° · steady
Direction
S
182°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 16
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Walnut, KS
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 88.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Walnut, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:42 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
1:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Walnut, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:19 AM
- Moonset
- 1:52 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Walnut, KS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Walnut at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (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.