Axtell, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Axtell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle73%0.07″80°68°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——88°65°+8°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——90°68°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——90°69°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast30%—101°68°+11°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle48%—92°71°-9°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle32%—93°70°+1°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.70 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.70
- 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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 11:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Axtell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- 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: 66403
16-Day Forecast — Axtell
- Sat80°68°73%
- Sun88°65°3%
- Mon90°68°4%
- Tue90°69°1%
- Wed101°68°30%
- Thu92°71°48%
- Fri93°70°32%
- Sat84°67°7%
- Sun85°63°4%
- Mon89°64°5%
- Tue97°67°2%
- Wed99°70°4%
- Thu110°75°10%
- Fri111°81°10%
- Sat110°75°10%
- Sun99°78°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 — Axtell
SPC has placed Axtell in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Axtell
- 66403