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De Soto, Kansas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

De Soto, KS
Saturday, July 4 at 4:38 PM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
75%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
12:59 AM
Sunset
3:48 PM
De Soto, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDe Soto, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 39% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 64°H 89°
De Soto, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    58%
    0.34″
    82°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    90°64°+8°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    88°68°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    87°66°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    91°68°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    38%
    91°76°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    86°71°-5°
De Soto, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
278° · veering 112°
Direction
W
278°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 8 · pk 27 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 246SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 112° from the w.
De Soto, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.9
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.08 inHg
Now
984.9
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982988
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.6982.1984.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
De Soto, KS
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.3 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
10.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
99μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
3.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 47

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.75
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
De Soto, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.5mi
UNLIMITED
66 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
21:38 UTC · De Soto, 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
21:38 UTC · De Soto, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
De Soto, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
De Soto, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
De Soto, KS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:28 AM
Sunrise
12:59 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
3:48 PM
Civil dusk
9:21 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
De Soto, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 PM
Moonset
10:27 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
De Soto, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

De Soto at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 66018

16-Day Forecast — De Soto

  1. Sat82°68°58%
  2. Sun90°64°9%
  3. Mon88°68°2%
  4. Tue87°66°0%
  5. Wed91°68°6%
  6. Thu91°76°38%
  7. Fri86°71°35%
  8. Sat83°65°12%
  9. Sun82°61°5%
  10. Mon82°60°5%
  11. Tue83°61°4%
  12. Wed86°60°12%
  13. Thu87°64°13%
  14. Fri90°73°18%
  15. Sat90°70°29%
  16. Sun81°63°23%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — De Soto

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 De Soto

  • 66025
  • 66018

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.