Americus, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Americus weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers52%0.56″76°68°—
- SundayJul 5Foggy——86°64°+10°
- MondayJul 6Clear——89°69°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——88°68°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast18%—93°70°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle36%0.02″99°74°+6°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle36%0.01″91°72°-8°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 11:43 PM
- Moonset
- 11:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Americus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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: 66835
16-Day Forecast — Americus
- Sat76°68°52%
- Sun86°64°4%
- Mon89°69°8%
- Tue88°68°1%
- Wed93°70°18%
- Thu99°74°36%
- Fri91°72°36%
- Sat75°65°12%
- Sun79°63°7%
- Mon84°65°3%
- Tue89°65°3%
- Wed93°68°6%
- Thu99°73°7%
- Fri100°79°6%
- Sat97°72°13%
- Sun103°79°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 — Americus
SPC has placed Americus in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Americus
- 66835