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Weather in Bird City, Kansas

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

Bird City, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 4:53 AM
58
°
Overcast
Feels like
57°
Humidity
91%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:30 AM
Sunset
8:54 PM
Bird City, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
11p
64°
12a
61°
1a
62°
2a
58°
3a
55°
4a
55°
5a
53°
6a
53°
7a
58°
8a
67°
9a
75°
10a
81°
11a
85°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
87°
3p
88°
4p
89°
5p
88°
6p
87°
7p
82°
8p
74°
9p
68°
10p
L 53°H 89°
Bird City, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    77%
    84°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Foggy
    11%
    67°49°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    49°41°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    36%
    62°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Rain
    37%
    58°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    53%
    55°49°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    72°51°
Bird City, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
066° · veering 11°
Direction
ENE
066°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
40
avg 13
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
avg 13 · pk 40 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 11° from the ene.
Bird City, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
879.2
+0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 25.96 inHg
Now
879.2
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-9.7
mb
24h
-6.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 878891
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bird City, KS
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.9 μg/m³
PM 10
5.7 μg/m³
NO₂
2.2 μg/m³
Ozone
93.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Bird City, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:01 AM
Sunrise
6:30 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
8:54 PM
Civil dusk
2:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bird City, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:38 AM
Moonset
2:26 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Bird City, 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 →

Bird City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 14 (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 Bird City

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.