Dodge City, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dodge City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——94°66°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——94°69°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——98°72°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle19%—105°76°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers42%—97°72°-8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle42%0.01″95°68°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle11%—102°72°+7°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:57 PM
- Moonset
- 11:55 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Dodge City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 67801
15-Day Forecast — Dodge City
- Sun94°65°1%
- Mon94°69°2%
- Tue98°72°5%
- Wed105°76°19%
- Thu97°72°42%
- Fri95°68°42%
- Sat102°72°11%
- Sun95°70°3%
- Mon99°71°3%
- Tue107°73°2%
- Wed109°79°8%
- Thu101°71°13%
- Fri96°71°13%
- Sat96°71°10%
- Sun101°76°10%
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 — Dodge City
SPC includes Dodge City in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Dodge City
- 67801