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Weather in Murdock, Kansas

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Murdock, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 2:44 AM
80
°
Thunderstorm
Feels like
78°
Humidity
67%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
Murdock, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
83°
10%
9p
76°
10p
78°
11p
76°
12a
73°
1a
73°
2a
72°
3a
69°
4a
67°
5a
66°
6a
67°
7a
69°
8a
71°
9a
79°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
88°
1p
89°
2p
92°
3p
88°
4p
87°
5p
85°
6p
84°
7p
81°
8p
L 66°H 92°
Murdock, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    94°67°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    90°70°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    58%
    92°72°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    59%
    69°49°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    14%
    73°50°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    71°57°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    26%
    77°59°
Murdock, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
176° · veering 8°
Direction
S
176°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
40
mph
Peak 24h
49
avg 19
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
avg 19 · pk 49 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 20 mph with gusts pulsing to 40 — flags snap, branches bend.
Murdock, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
950.2
+0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 28.06 inHg
Now
950.2
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 949954
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Murdock, KS
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.8 μg/m³
PM 10
7.0 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Murdock, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:53 AM
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
8:35 PM
Civil dusk
2:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Murdock, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 AM
Moonset
2:04 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Murdock, KS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Murdock at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 2 (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.

ZIP codes in Murdock

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.