Arkansas City, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Arkansas City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain50%0.38″93°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast17%—87°65°-6°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers—0.44″88°71°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——90°70°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——100°73°+10°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast26%—106°76°+6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast37%—93°73°-13°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
- 11:45 PM
- Moonset
- 11:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Arkansas City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 67005
16-Day Forecast — Arkansas City
- Sat93°70°50%
- Sun87°65°17%
- Mon88°71°8%
- Tue90°70°1%
- Wed100°73°2%
- Thu106°76°26%
- Fri93°73°37%
- Sat78°69°14%
- Sun81°65°7%
- Mon85°67°1%
- Tue90°67°2%
- Wed97°70°4%
- Thu103°76°13%
- Fri103°80°6%
- Sat102°82°6%
- Sun106°81°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 — Arkansas City
SPC has placed Arkansas City in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Arkansas City
- 67005