Alma, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alma weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——87°65°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——91°69°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——88°69°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy19%—99°69°+11°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers46%—92°77°-7°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle46%0.01″86°70°-6°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear11%—91°66°+5°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 6.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 6.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 38
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:43 PM
- Moonset
- 11:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Alma at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above 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: 66401
16-Day Forecast — Alma
- Sun87°65°3%
- Mon91°69°4%
- Tue88°69°7%
- Wed99°69°19%
- Thu92°77°46%
- Fri86°70°46%
- Sat91°66°11%
- Sun101°73°7%
- Mon108°78°4%
- Tue111°79°2%
- Wed95°76°6%
- Thu104°70°15%
- Fri123°78°17%
- Sat101°79°13%
- Sun100°75°18%
- Mon105°79°19%
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 — Alma
SPC includes Alma in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Alma
- 66401