Weather in Rock, Kansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rock, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 3:44 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
67%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Rock, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
16%
10p
76°
11p
76°
12a
74°
1a
72°
2a
71°
3a
70°
4a
68°
5a
67°
6a
67°
7a
70°
8a
72°
9a
75°
10a
79°
11a
81°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
84°
4p
81°
5p
81°
6p
81°
7p
79°
8p
76°
9p
Rock, KS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm—90°69°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm14%87°70°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm50%90°75°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle80%76°53°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—70°48°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle43%71°56°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle29%74°59°
Rock, KS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Rock, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
179° · backing 10°
Direction
S
179°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
37
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 18
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
Rock, KS
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 97.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Rock, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:50 AM
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
2:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rock, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:28 AM
- Moonset
- 2:00 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Rock, KS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Rock at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 1 (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.