Chanute, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chanute weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle46%0.01″87°69°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——90°71°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——88°68°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——92°71°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle23%—94°73°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle36%—87°70°-7°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle14%—91°68°+4°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 11:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Chanute at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 66720
15-Day Forecast — Chanute
- Sun87°70°46%
- Mon90°71°2%
- Tue88°68°2%
- Wed92°71°2%
- Thu94°73°23%
- Fri87°70°36%
- Sat91°68°14%
- Sun88°71°10%
- Mon89°71°3%
- Tue93°73°3%
- Wed94°74°4%
- Thu92°71°6%
- Fri90°73°11%
- Sat88°69°13%
- Sun90°72°11%
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 — Chanute
SPC includes Chanute in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Chanute
- 66720