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Ashland, Kansas Weather

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

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

Ashland, KS
Sunday, July 5 at 2:15 PM
92
°
Clear
Feels like
99°
Humidity
40%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:24 AM
Sunset
4:02 PM
Ashland, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAshland, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 69°H 95°
Ashland, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Mostly Clear
    95°65°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    96°69°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    100°71°+4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    110°73°+10°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    41%
    0.02″
    110°77°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    0.01″
    107°74°-3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    13%
    104°72°-3°
Ashland, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
100° · backing 139°
Direction
E
100°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
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 6 · pk 20 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 168SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 139° from the e.
Ashland, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
947.3
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 27.97 inHg
Now
947.3
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
+1.3
mb
24h
+1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 944948
940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW948.0944.1947.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ashland, KS
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
+6 in 6hPeak ~49 @ 11 PM

AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 55 now. With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 63 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
10.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
110μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 55 now. With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 63 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 55
UV peak
8.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 63

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.72
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Ashland, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
101.1mi
UNLIMITED
132 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
19:15 UTC · Ashland, 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
19:15 UTC · Ashland, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ashland, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ashland, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ashland, KS
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:55 AM
Sunrise
1:24 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
4:02 PM
Civil dusk
9:34 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ashland, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:55 PM
Moonset
11:54 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ashland, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ashland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 67831

16-Day Forecast — Ashland

  1. Sun95°65°4%
  2. Mon96°69°1%
  3. Tue100°71°4%
  4. Wed110°73°7%
  5. Thu110°77°41%
  6. Fri107°74°41%
  7. Sat104°72°13%
  8. Sun105°74°6%
  9. Mon110°76°2%
  10. Tue114°78°3%
  11. Wed118°87°6%
  12. Thu112°91°17%
  13. Fri105°78°20%
  14. Sat102°75°25%
  15. Sun101°70°23%
  16. Mon102°72°29%

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 Ashland

  • 67831

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.