Weather in Protection, Kansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Protection, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 3:46 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
49%
Wind
24 mph
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Protection, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
84°
24%
10p
83°
15%
11p
79°
12a
80°
1a
77°
2a
74°
3a
72°
4a
71°
5a
70°
6a
69°
7a
71°
8a
77°
9a
81°
10a
84°
11a
87°
12p
93°
1p
95°
2p
97°
3p
97°
4p
100°
5p
99°
6p
90°
7p
88°
8p
82°
9p
Protection, KS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—98°67°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm—101°71°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm23%100°58°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast23%76°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast21%78°48°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers62%71°57°
- FridayMay 22Light Showers34%77°60°
Protection, KS
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Protection, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
168° · backing 84°
Direction
SSE
168°
Sustained
24
mph
Gust
43
mph
Peak 24h
43
avg 16
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Protection, KS
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 88.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Protection, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:00 AM
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Daylight
14h 12m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
2:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Protection, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:39 AM
- Moonset
- 2:09 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Protection, KS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Protection at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 30 (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.