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Alexander, Kansas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alexander weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Alexander, KS
Sunday, July 5 at 1:50 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
85%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
1:20 AM
Sunset
4:05 PM
Alexander, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAlexander, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 94°
Alexander, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    94°65°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Partly Cloudy
    95°69°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    100°73°+5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    28%
    107°78°+7°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    37%
    0.15″
    98°73°-9°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Showers
    37%
    0.29″
    94°68°-4°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    99°70°+5°
Alexander, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
319° · backing 146°
Direction
NW
319°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 8
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 8 · pk 30 @ 7:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 188SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 146° from the nw.
Alexander, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
942.7
+1.7 mb in 3h · rising · 27.84 inHg
Now
942.7
mb
3h
+1.7
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
+3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 940945
935940945950-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW945.3940.3943.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Alexander, KS
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
-10 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneGood
59μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Alexander, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.6mi
UNLIMITED
99 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
06:50 UTC · Alexander, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
06:50 UTC · Alexander, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Alexander, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Alexander, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Alexander, KS
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:49 AM
Sunrise
1:20 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
4:05 PM
Civil dusk
9:38 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Alexander, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:55 PM
Moonset
11:53 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Alexander, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alexander at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 67513

15-Day Forecast — Alexander

  1. Sun94°65°5%
  2. Mon95°69°2%
  3. Tue100°73°5%
  4. Wed107°78°28%
  5. Thu98°73°37%
  6. Fri94°68°37%
  7. Sat99°70°9%
  8. Sun95°71°3%
  9. Mon102°72°1%
  10. Tue109°75°2%
  11. Wed112°79°5%
  12. Thu103°75°14%
  13. Fri96°74°19%
  14. Sat98°74°10%
  15. Sun104°78°18%

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.

ZIP codes in Alexander

  • 67513

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.