Weather in Hesston, Kansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hesston, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 2:50 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
57%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Hesston, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
83°
9p
80°
10p
77°
11p
78°
12a
74°
1a
74°
2a
72°
3a
69°
4a
68°
5a
66°
6a
66°
7a
70°
8a
73°
9a
77°
10a
79°
11a
82°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
89°
5p
86°
6p
86°
7p
81°
8p
Hesston, KS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm—93°64°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm10%89°69°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm73%91°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers73%73°49°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast11%70°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle25%68°52°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle20%74°58°
Hesston, KS
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Hesston, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
177° · veering 58°
Direction
S
177°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
40
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
Hesston, KS
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 95.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Hesston, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:49 AM
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
2:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hesston, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:27 AM
- Moonset
- 2:04 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Hesston, KS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Hesston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 5 (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.