Weather in Reading, Kansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Reading, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 2:44 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
61%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Reading, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
9p
72°
10p
72°
11p
70°
12a
69°
1a
67°
2a
67°
3a
68°
13%
4a
69°
19%
5a
68°
25%
6a
69°
17%
7a
69°
8a
72°
9a
75°
10a
77°
11a
81°
12p
82°
1p
85°
2p
87°
3p
90°
4p
88°
5p
86°
6p
83°
7p
78°
8p
Reading, KS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm—88°64°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm—86°68°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm51%89°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers74%73°52°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—66°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle28%67°51°
- FridayMay 22Overcast19%71°54°
Reading, KS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Reading, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
175° · veering 68°
Direction
S
175°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 15
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
Reading, KS
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 87.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Reading, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:42 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
2:00 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Reading, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:19 AM
- Moonset
- 1:59 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Reading, KS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Reading at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- 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.