Abilene, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Abilene weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Drizzle40%0.06″80°69°—
- SundayJul 5Mostly Clear——90°64°+10°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——94°69°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——97°71°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast35%—106°73°+9°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle35%—101°79°-5°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle35%—97°75°-4°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:47 PM
- Moonset
- 11:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Abilene at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 67410
16-Day Forecast — Abilene
- Sat80°69°40%
- Sun90°64°6%
- Mon94°69°2%
- Tue97°71°1%
- Wed106°73°35%
- Thu101°79°35%
- Fri97°75°35%
- Sat81°68°8%
- Sun88°65°6%
- Mon91°67°2%
- Tue98°69°3%
- Wed104°71°6%
- Thu109°80°10%
- Fri114°84°11%
- Sat109°78°13%
- Sun102°78°13%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Abilene
SPC has placed Abilene in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Abilene
- 67410