Colony, Kansas Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Colony weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain28%0.91″86°66°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——90°70°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——92°70°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——89°68°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast33%—91°74°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle38%—90°74°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle21%—90°69°0°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 12:02 AM
- Moonset
- 12:41 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Colony at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 66015
16-Day Forecast — Colony
- Sun86°66°28%
- Mon90°70°3%
- Tue92°70°0%
- Wed89°68°4%
- Thu91°74°33%
- Fri90°74°38%
- Sat90°69°21%
- Sun93°72°9%
- Mon96°75°4%
- Tue95°76°4%
- Wed89°75°5%
- Thu94°71°16%
- Fri90°74°16%
- Sat88°66°10%
- Sun87°68°10%
- Mon93°69°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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.
ZIP codes in Colony
- 66015