Weather in Fort Dodge, Kansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Dodge, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 2:51 AM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
47%
Wind
23 mph
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Fort Dodge, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
84°
12%
9p
78°
10%
10p
77°
11p
73°
12a
73°
1a
73°
2a
71°
3a
69°
4a
69°
5a
66°
6a
63°
7a
65°
8a
72°
9a
77°
10a
80°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
91°
3p
93°
4p
95°
5p
96°
6p
94°
7p
90°
8p
Fort Dodge, KS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—95°60°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm—99°71°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm32%98°51°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—72°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle34%75°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers47%68°54°
- FridayMay 22Light Showers32%75°59°
Fort Dodge, KS
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Fort Dodge, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
157° · backing 92°
Direction
SSE
157°
Sustained
23
mph
Gust
44
mph
Peak 24h
47
avg 14
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
Fort Dodge, KS
Air quality
76
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 98.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fort Dodge, 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 15m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
2:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fort Dodge, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:39 AM
- Moonset
- 2:12 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fort Dodge, KS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Fort Dodge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (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.