Weather in Dighton, Kansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dighton, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 6:02 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
64%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
Dighton, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
1a
65°
2a
65°
3a
62°
4a
61°
5a
59°
6a
58°
7a
62°
8a
71°
9a
77°
10a
79°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
88°
2p
87°
3p
88°
4p
88°
5p
88°
6p
87°
7p
84°
8p
78°
9p
73°
10p
71°
11p
67°
12a
Dighton, KS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Clear—92°60°
- MondayMay 18Overcast14%80°49°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—70°42°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle36%76°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers58%58°51°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle37%75°51°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle29%84°57°
Dighton, KS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Dighton, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
076° · veering 113°
Direction
ENE
076°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 11
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Dighton, KS
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 54.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 320.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Dighton, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:01 AM
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Daylight
14h 20m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
2:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dighton, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:39 AM
- Moonset
- 2:17 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Dighton, KS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Dighton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 7 (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.