Downs, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Downs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Clear——90°66°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——94°69°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——99°72°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast30%—105°76°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle30%—96°73°-9°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle23%—87°71°-9°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——92°67°+5°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.72 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- 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
- 11:48 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Downs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 67437
15-Day Forecast — Downs
- Sun90°66°3%
- Mon94°69°2%
- Tue99°72°3%
- Wed105°76°30%
- Thu96°73°30%
- Fri87°71°23%
- Sat92°67°9%
- Sun97°71°3%
- Mon103°73°1%
- Tue108°75°2%
- Wed106°78°5%
- Thu106°69°15%
- Fri94°69°19%
- Sat98°71°11%
- Sun106°78°8%
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 — Downs
SPC includes Downs 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 Downs
- 67437