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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
L 61°H 96°
Great Bend, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    96°60°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    98°70°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    63%
    96°53°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    63%
    69°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    30%
    71°48°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    39%
    71°53°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    23%
    72°60°
Great Bend, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 12 · pk 45 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 21 mph with gusts pulsing to 43 — flags snap, branches bend.
Great Bend, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
935.7
+1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 27.63 inHg
Now
935.7
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 933941
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Great Bend

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.