Ellis, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ellis weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Mostly Clear——93°63°—
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——94°68°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——96°70°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast16%—104°75°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers49%—95°75°-9°
- FridayJul 10Showers49%0.07″90°67°-5°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle11%—99°70°+9°
AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 21.7 µg/m³ (AQI 74) with a 0.75 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 6.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 6.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 39
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 21.7 µg/m³ (AQI 74) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- 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
- 11:56 PM
- Moonset
- 11:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ellis at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 67637
16-Day Forecast — Ellis
- Sun93°63°1%
- Mon94°68°1%
- Tue96°70°6%
- Wed104°75°16%
- Thu95°75°49%
- Fri90°67°49%
- Sat99°70°11%
- Sun107°74°3%
- Mon108°78°1%
- Tue109°79°1%
- Wed109°81°3%
- Thu114°79°10%
- Fri117°83°13%
- Sat107°79°19%
- Sun100°78°13%
- Mon111°79°17%
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 — Ellis
SPC includes Ellis 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 Ellis
- 67637