Weather in Belle Plaine, Kansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Belle Plaine, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 2:40 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
53%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Belle Plaine, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
83°
19%
9p
81°
15%
10p
80°
11p
80°
12a
79°
1a
76°
2a
74°
3a
72°
4a
70°
5a
69°
6a
69°
7a
71°
8a
73°
9a
78°
10a
82°
11a
84°
12p
87°
1p
91°
2p
89°
3p
87°
4p
82°
5p
84°
6p
82°
7p
81°
8p
Belle Plaine, KS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm—94°69°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm12%90°71°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm40%92°76°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle73%79°54°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle13%71°48°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle36%72°56°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle23%75°58°
Belle Plaine, KS
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Belle Plaine, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
167° · steady
Direction
SSE
167°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
34
mph
Peak 24h
42
avg 19
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
Belle Plaine, KS
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 102.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Belle Plaine, 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 13m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
2:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Belle Plaine, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:29 AM
- Moonset
- 2:01 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Belle Plaine, KS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Belle Plaine at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (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.