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Denton, Kansas Weather

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

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

Denton, KS
Saturday, July 4 at 3:25 PM
82
°
Overcast
Feels like
86°
Humidity
57%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:58 AM
Sunset
3:52 PM
Denton, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDenton, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 89°
Denton, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    63%
    0.13″
    82°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    90°67°+8°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    86°67°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    86°66°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    92°68°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    89°75°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    84°66°-5°
Denton, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
097° · backing 89°
Direction
E
097°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 9
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 9 · pk 27 @ 12:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 106SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Denton, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.6
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.87 inHg
Now
977.6
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
+2.7
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 975979
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW979.1974.7977.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Denton, KS
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
+11 in 6hPeak ~45 @ 11 PM

AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.7 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
8.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
102μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
5.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 48

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.75
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Denton, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
95%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
64.0mi
UNLIMITED
63 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
20:25 UTC · Denton, 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
20:25 UTC · Denton, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Denton, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Denton, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Denton, KS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:27 AM
Sunrise
12:58 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
3:52 PM
Civil dusk
9:26 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Denton, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:16 PM
Moonset
10:28 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Denton, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Denton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 66017

16-Day Forecast — Denton

  1. Sat83°69°63%
  2. Sun90°67°9%
  3. Mon86°67°1%
  4. Tue86°66°3%
  5. Wed92°68°7%
  6. Thu89°75°48%
  7. Fri84°66°30%
  8. Sat80°63°10%
  9. Sun81°60°5%
  10. Mon81°60°6%
  11. Tue83°60°3%
  12. Wed88°58°9%
  13. Thu90°66°16%
  14. Fri90°74°19%
  15. Sat86°66°35%
  16. Sun79°60°30%

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 — Denton

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Denton

  • 66017

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.