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Bird City, Kansas Weather

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

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

Bird City, KS
Saturday, July 4 at 10:12 PM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
41%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
1:23 AM
Sunset
4:17 PM
Bird City, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBird City, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 28% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 64°H 93°
Bird City, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Showers
    70%
    0.10″
    88°61°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    17%
    93°64°+5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    93°66°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    33%
    98°71°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    33%
    94°70°-4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    47%
    95°68°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    47%
    0.59″
    93°60°-2°
Bird City, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
327° · backing 83°
Direction
NNW
327°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 10 · pk 35 @ 3:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2313SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 21 — flags snap, branches bend.
Bird City, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
899.4
+1.6 mb in 3h · rising · 26.56 inHg
Now
899.4
mb
3h
+1.6
mb
12h
+1.5
mb
24h
+2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 895902
890895900905910-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW901.5894.7899.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Bird City, KS
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
+26 in 6h

AQI 82 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 26 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Bird City, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
81%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
97.4mi
UNLIMITED
129 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
03:12 UTC · Bird City, 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
03:12 UTC · Bird City, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bird City, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bird City, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bird City, KS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:52 AM
Sunrise
1:23 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
4:17 PM
Civil dusk
9:51 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bird City, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
12:04 AM
Moonset
12:01 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bird City, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bird City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 67731

16-Day Forecast — Bird City

  1. Sat88°61°70%
  2. Sun93°64°17%
  3. Mon93°66°9%
  4. Tue98°71°33%
  5. Wed94°70°33%
  6. Thu95°68°47%
  7. Fri93°60°47%
  8. Sat84°62°14%
  9. Sun86°66°2%
  10. Mon94°66°2%
  11. Tue99°69°7%
  12. Wed105°73°15%
  13. Thu109°81°19%
  14. Fri104°79°22%
  15. Sat103°76°27%
  16. Sun92°74°23%

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 — Bird City

SPC has placed Bird City in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Bird City

  • 67731

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.