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Denison, Kansas Weather

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

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

Denison, KS
Sunday, July 5 at 1:50 AM
70
°
Foggy
Feels like
76°
Humidity
98%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:01 AM
Sunset
3:52 PM
Denison, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDenison, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 89°
Denison, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    89°68°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    89°69°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    89°68°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    25%
    97°67°+8°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    87°71°-10°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    0.02″
    75°68°-12°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    11%
    87°65°+12°
Denison, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
256° · backing 128°
Direction
WSW
256°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 6 · pk 29 @ 1:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 131SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 128° from the wsw.
Denison, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.5
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 28.87 inHg
Now
977.5
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
+2.5
mb
24h
+3.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974979
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW979.3973.8977.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Denison, KS
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-9 in 6hPeak ~43 @ 1 PM

AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.87 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 during the projected peak around 1 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
18μg/m³
OzoneGood
37μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
Denison, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
0.2mi
DENSE FOG
58 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
06:50 UTC · Denison, 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
06:50 UTC · Denison, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Denison, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Denison, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Denison, KS
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:30 AM
Sunrise
1:01 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
3:52 PM
Civil dusk
9:25 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Denison, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:41 PM
Moonset
11:36 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Denison, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Denison at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 66419

15-Day Forecast — Denison

  1. Sun89°68°2%
  2. Mon89°69°2%
  3. Tue89°68°1%
  4. Wed97°67°25%
  5. Thu87°71°42%
  6. Fri75°68°37%
  7. Sat87°65°11%
  8. Sun88°70°6%
  9. Mon92°71°1%
  10. Tue100°72°2%
  11. Wed94°70°4%
  12. Thu96°69°10%
  13. Fri92°70°20%
  14. Sat94°69°23%
  15. Sun97°73°19%

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 — Denison

SPC includes Denison 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 Denison

  • 66419

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.