Weather in Arkansas City, Kansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Arkansas City, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
51%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
Arkansas City, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
8p
78°
9p
80°
10p
77°
11p
77°
12a
75°
1a
73°
2a
73°
3a
72°
4a
70°
5a
69°
6a
69°
7a
70°
8a
75°
9a
77°
10a
79°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
90°
2p
85°
3p
84°
4p
79°
16%
5p
80°
14%
6p
81°
7p
Arkansas City, KS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm—90°70°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm15%87°71°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm25%85°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle72%78°54°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast20%70°49°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle39%72°56°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle29%75°59°
Arkansas City, KS
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Arkansas City, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
165° · veering 17°
Direction
SSE
165°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
39
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
Arkansas City, KS
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 104.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Arkansas City, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:51 AM
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Daylight
14h 12m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
2:00 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Arkansas City, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:29 AM
- Moonset
- 1:59 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Arkansas City, KS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Arkansas City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 29 (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.