Weather in Downs, Kansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Downs, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 1:33 AM
81
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
44%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Sunset
8:42 PM
Downs, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
83°
8p
78°
9p
73°
10p
70°
11p
68°
12a
66°
1a
66°
2a
65°
3a
63°
4a
60°
5a
59°
6a
59°
7a
65°
8a
71°
9a
76°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
90°
5p
90°
6p
89°
7p
Downs, KS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm37%88°66°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm60%91°63°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm70%77°52°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle67%68°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle12%66°48°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle19%63°49°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle26%67°58°
Downs, KS
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Downs, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
107° · veering 49°
Direction
ESE
107°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 10
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Downs, KS
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 94.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Downs, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:50 AM
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
8:42 PM
Civil dusk
2:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Downs, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:27 AM
- Moonset
- 2:13 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Downs, KS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Downs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (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.