Dorrance, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dorrance weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Clear——91°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——93°68°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——97°73°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle22%—108°77°+11°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle41%0.01″97°74°-11°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle41%0.04″90°71°-7°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle11%—96°68°+6°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 11:52 PM
- Moonset
- 11:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Dorrance at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 67634
15-Day Forecast — Dorrance
- Sun91°65°1%
- Mon93°68°1%
- Tue97°73°2%
- Wed108°77°22%
- Thu97°74°41%
- Fri90°71°41%
- Sat96°68°11%
- Sun95°70°2%
- Mon101°73°1%
- Tue109°76°2%
- Wed110°81°6%
- Thu103°75°14%
- Fri97°69°16%
- Sat100°72°16%
- Sun105°77°6%
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 — Dorrance
SPC includes Dorrance in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Dorrance
- 67634