Weather in Smith Center, Kansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Smith Center, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 2:42 AM
79
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
75°
Humidity
47%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Smith Center, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
9p
74°
10p
70°
11p
68°
12a
65°
1a
65°
2a
62°
3a
60°
4a
61°
5a
58°
6a
55°
7a
63°
8a
73°
9a
79°
10a
83°
11a
88°
12p
91°
1p
92°
2p
94°
3p
95°
4p
95°
5p
93°
6p
93°
7p
87°
8p
Smith Center, KS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast50%90°66°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm63%99°62°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers58%64°49°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast55%67°44°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle11%62°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle16%62°48°
- FridayMay 22Light Showers25%70°57°
Smith Center, KS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Smith Center, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
045° · backing 22°
Direction
NE
045°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 12
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
Smith Center, KS
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Smith Center, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:50 AM
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
2:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Smith Center, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:27 AM
- Moonset
- 2:15 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Smith Center, KS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Smith Center at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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.