Weather in Great Bend, Kansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Great Bend, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 2:51 AM
83
°
Thunderstorm
Feels like
79°
Humidity
55%
Wind
21 mph
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Great Bend, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
82°
9p
81°
10p
78°
11p
74°
12a
72°
1a
70°
2a
68°
3a
66°
4a
62°
5a
62°
6a
61°
7a
66°
8a
73°
9a
78°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
88°
1p
89°
2p
89°
3p
92°
4p
95°
5p
96°
6p
92°
7p
86°
8p
Great Bend, KS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm—96°60°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—98°70°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain63%96°53°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast63%69°44°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast30%71°48°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle39%71°53°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle23%72°60°
Great Bend, KS
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Great Bend, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
173° · veering 74°
Direction
S
173°
Sustained
21
mph
Gust
43
mph
Peak 24h
45
avg 12
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
Great Bend, KS
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 84.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Great Bend, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:54 AM
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
2:11 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Great Bend, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:32 AM
- Moonset
- 2:10 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Great Bend, KS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Great Bend at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (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.