Weather in Sterling, Kansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sterling, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 3:49 AM
77
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
61%
Wind
24 mph
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Sterling, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
10p
75°
11p
73°
12a
74°
1a
73°
2a
71°
3a
68°
4a
65°
5a
64°
6a
64°
7a
69°
8a
73°
9a
77°
10a
81°
11a
85°
12p
88°
1p
90°
2p
91°
3p
93°
4p
94°
5p
90°
6p
87°
7p
81°
8p
78°
9p
Sterling, KS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm—96°65°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm—92°70°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm90%92°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle90%67°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast13%70°49°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle41%71°53°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle29%76°59°
Sterling, KS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Sterling, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
176° · veering 57°
Direction
S
176°
Sustained
24
mph
Gust
47
mph
Peak 24h
47
avg 16
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
Sterling, KS
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 80.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Sterling, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:52 AM
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
2:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sterling, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:30 AM
- Moonset
- 2:07 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sterling, KS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Sterling at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 5 (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.