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Atwood, Kansas Weather

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

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

Atwood, KS
Sunday, July 5 at 4:36 AM
66
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
68°
Humidity
86%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:22 AM
Sunset
4:15 PM
Atwood, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAtwood, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 93°
Atwood, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    19%
    93°64°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    94°66°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    100°73°+6°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    95°73°-5°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    53%
    0.02″
    93°68°-2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    53%
    92°67°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Mostly Clear
    92°67°
Atwood, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
275° · backing 25°
Direction
W
275°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 7 · pk 35 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 181SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 25° from the w.
Atwood, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
916.7
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 27.07 inHg
Now
916.7
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 914921
910915920925-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW920.5914.4916.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Atwood, KS
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
-4 in 6h

AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 11.6 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.85 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneGood
49μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.6 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Atwood, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
56%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
32.2mi
UNLIMITED
111 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
09:36 UTC · Atwood, 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
09:36 UTC · Atwood, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Atwood, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Atwood, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Atwood, KS
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:50 AM
Sunrise
1:22 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
4:15 PM
Civil dusk
9:49 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Atwood, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
12:02 AM
Moonset
11:59 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Atwood, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Atwood at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 67730

15-Day Forecast — Atwood

  1. Sun93°64°19%
  2. Mon94°66°2%
  3. Tue100°73°15%
  4. Wed95°73°37%
  5. Thu93°68°53%
  6. Fri92°67°53%
  7. Sat92°67°5%
  8. Sun95°71°1%
  9. Mon101°73°1%
  10. Tue107°77°3%
  11. Wed108°77°12%
  12. Thu103°75°23%
  13. Fri94°72°17%
  14. Sat97°70°14%
  15. Sun106°76°16%

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 — Atwood

SPC includes Atwood in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Atwood

  • 67730

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.