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Weather in Lewis, Kansas

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lewis, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 3:49 AM
80
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
46%
Wind
26 mph
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
Lewis, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
10p
77°
11p
77°
12a
76°
1a
74°
2a
74°
3a
73°
4a
70°
5a
64°
6a
64°
7a
67°
8a
75°
9a
80°
10a
84°
11a
86°
12p
89°
1p
92°
2p
94°
3p
94°
4p
98°
5p
95°
6p
91°
7p
84°
13%
8p
80°
9p
L 64°H 98°
Lewis, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Partly Cloudy
    95°63°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    99°71°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    53%
    99°55°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    53%
    73°43°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    74°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    53%
    73°53°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Showers
    31%
    74°61°
Lewis, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
174° · backing 36°
Direction
S
174°
Sustained
26
mph
Gust
49
mph
Peak 24h
51
avg 15
Beaufort · 6 · STRONG 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 15 · pk 51 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 26 mph with gusts pulsing to 49 — flags snap, branches bend.
Lewis, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
925.5
+0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 27.33 inHg
Now
925.5
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-5.1
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 923932
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lewis, KS
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.8 μg/m³
PM 10
6.3 μg/m³
NO₂
2.6 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lewis, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:57 AM
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Daylight
14h 16m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
2:11 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lewis, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 AM
Moonset
2:10 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lewis, 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 →

Lewis at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 4 (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 Lewis

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.