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Bison, Kansas Weather

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

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

Bison, KS
Saturday, July 4 at 11:36 PM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
66%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:18 AM
Sunset
4:04 PM
Bison, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBison, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 94°
Bison, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    58%
    0.24″
    87°66°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    94°66°+7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    94°68°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    97°72°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    23%
    108°76°+11°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    100°76°-8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    99°73°-1°
Bison, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
058° · backing 18°
Direction
ENE
058°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 9
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 9 · pk 37 @ 7:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 136SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Bison, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
944.9
+1.5 mb in 3h · rising · 27.90 inHg
Now
944.9
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
+2.7
mb
24h
+3.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 942947
935940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW947.3941.5944.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Bison, KS
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
+5 in 6h

AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
75μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) 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
Bison, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
52.8mi
UNLIMITED
88 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
04:36 UTC · Bison, 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
04:36 UTC · Bison, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bison, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bison, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bison, KS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:47 AM
Sunrise
1:18 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
4:04 PM
Civil dusk
9:37 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bison, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:54 PM
Moonset
11:51 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bison, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bison at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 67520

16-Day Forecast — Bison

  1. Sat87°66°58%
  2. Sun94°66°3%
  3. Mon94°68°2%
  4. Tue97°72°4%
  5. Wed108°76°23%
  6. Thu100°76°38%
  7. Fri99°73°38%
  8. Sat81°66°9%
  9. Sun89°64°3%
  10. Mon93°66°2%
  11. Tue100°69°1%
  12. Wed107°71°13%
  13. Thu113°79°13%
  14. Fri115°85°13%
  15. Sat114°87°7%
  16. Sun106°82°20%

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 — Bison

SPC has placed Bison in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Bison

  • 67520

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.