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Dresden, Kansas Weather

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

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

Dresden, KS
Sunday, July 5 at 3:27 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
85%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:20 AM
Sunset
4:12 PM
Dresden, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDresden, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 91°
Dresden, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    91°65°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    93°66°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    99°72°+6°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    20%
    96°75°-3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    41%
    2.2″
    91°66°-5°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    90°68°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Mostly Clear
    92°67°+2°
Dresden, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
160° · veering 35°
Direction
SSE
160°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 7
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 7 · pk 27 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 189SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 35° from the sse.
Dresden, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
920.1
-2.4 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 27.17 inHg
Now
920.1
mb
3h
-2.4
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
+2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 918924
910915920925930-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW924.2917.8920.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Dresden, KS
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
-13 in 6h

AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 12.8 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
12μg/m³
OzoneGood
46μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.8 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Dresden, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
32.2mi
UNLIMITED
99 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
08:27 UTC · Dresden, 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
08:27 UTC · Dresden, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Dresden, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Dresden, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Dresden, KS
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:48 AM
Sunrise
1:20 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
4:12 PM
Civil dusk
9:45 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Dresden, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:59 PM
Moonset
11:56 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Dresden, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dresden at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below 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: 67635

15-Day Forecast — Dresden

  1. Sun91°65°2%
  2. Mon93°66°2%
  3. Tue99°72°9%
  4. Wed96°75°20%
  5. Thu91°66°41%
  6. Fri90°68°41%
  7. Sat92°67°7%
  8. Sun93°70°2%
  9. Mon100°72°1%
  10. Tue106°75°8%
  11. Wed108°77°12%
  12. Thu101°75°22%
  13. Fri93°70°13%
  14. Sat96°70°6%
  15. Sun104°76°13%

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 — Dresden

SPC includes Dresden 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 Dresden

  • 67635

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.