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Dighton, Kansas Weather

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

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

Dighton, KS
Sunday, July 5 at 1:50 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
88%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:23 AM
Sunset
4:09 PM
Dighton, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDighton, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 91°
Dighton, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    91°65°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    93°67°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    98°72°+5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    24%
    102°76°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    46%
    0.44″
    95°67°-7°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Showers
    46%
    0.48″
    92°65°-3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    96°70°+4°
Dighton, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
070° · veering 43°
Direction
ENE
070°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 10
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 10 · pk 37 @ 7:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 208SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 43° from the ene.
Dighton, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
920.4
+2.1 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 27.18 inHg
Now
920.4
mb
3h
+2.1
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
+4.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 917922
910915920925930-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW922.0917.4921.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Dighton, KS
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 24.0 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
9.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
24μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneModerate
61μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 24.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.39
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Dighton, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
96%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.0mi
UNLIMITED
64 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 · Dighton, 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 · Dighton, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Dighton, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Dighton, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Dighton, KS
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:53 AM
Sunrise
1:23 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
4:09 PM
Civil dusk
9:41 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Dighton, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:59 PM
Moonset
11:57 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Dighton, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dighton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 67839

15-Day Forecast — Dighton

  1. Sun91°65°2%
  2. Mon93°67°3%
  3. Tue98°72°5%
  4. Wed102°76°24%
  5. Thu95°67°46%
  6. Fri92°65°46%
  7. Sat96°70°14%
  8. Sun92°71°2%
  9. Mon98°71°2%
  10. Tue106°74°3%
  11. Wed108°77°13%
  12. Thu99°73°16%
  13. Fri92°73°8%
  14. Sat96°72°11%
  15. Sun101°76°16%

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.

ZIP codes in Dighton

  • 67839

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.