Weather in Elkhart, Kansas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elkhart, KS
Sunday, May 17 at 2:37 AM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
9%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:38 AM
Sunset
8:49 PM
Elkhart, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
82°
9p
80°
10p
76°
11p
75°
12a
73°
1a
69°
2a
66°
3a
62°
4a
61°
5a
60°
6a
57°
7a
61°
8a
67°
9a
74°
10a
81°
11a
84°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
91°
3p
91°
4p
91°
5p
90°
6p
89°
7p
85°
8p
Elkhart, KS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—97°54°
- SundayMay 17Clear—93°66°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—89°51°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—73°41°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle35%65°49°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers55%74°57°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle47%76°56°
Elkhart, KS
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Elkhart, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
202° · veering 17°
Direction
SSW
202°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Elkhart, KS
Air quality
100
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 116.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Elkhart, KS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:11 AM
Sunrise
6:38 AM
Daylight
14h 11m
Sunset
8:49 PM
Civil dusk
2:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elkhart, KS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:50 AM
- Moonset
- 2:18 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Elkhart, KS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Elkhart at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 29 (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.