Elk City, Kansas Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elk City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Clear——91°70°—
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——93°71°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——90°69°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—97°74°+7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle43%—94°74°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast38%—95°75°+1°
- SundayJul 12Overcast12%—94°75°-1°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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 12.5 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 12:04 AM
- Moonset
- 12:43 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Elk City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 67344
15-Day Forecast — Elk City
- Mon91°70°3%
- Tue93°71°0%
- Wed90°69°5%
- Thu97°74°23%
- Fri94°74°43%
- Sat95°75°38%
- Sun94°75°12%
- Mon95°76°4%
- Tue97°77°2%
- Wed103°78°3%
- Thu98°76°7%
- Fri94°73°17%
- Sat86°72°19%
- Sun86°69°23%
- Mon79°61°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 Elk City
- 67344