Weather in Altamont, Kansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Altamont, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 2:44 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
72%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Altamont, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
9p
70°
10p
69°
11p
68°
12a
67°
1a
67°
2a
67°
3a
67°
4a
67°
5a
67°
6a
67°
7a
69°
8a
73°
10%
9a
72°
11%
10a
74°
23%
11a
72°
23%
12p
75°
13%
1p
81°
2p
84°
3p
82°
4p
79°
5p
77°
6p
74°
7p
74°
8p
Altamont, KS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm20%86°72°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle—88°69°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm15%89°75°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers68%79°57°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle50%67°50°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle34%73°55°
- FridayMay 22Overcast33%72°58°
Altamont, KS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Altamont, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
167° · backing 14°
Direction
SSE
167°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 14
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
Altamont, KS
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 87.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Altamont, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:44 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
14h 12m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
1:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Altamont, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:21 AM
- Moonset
- 1:52 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Altamont, KS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Altamont at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- 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.