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Ensign, Kansas Weather

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

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

Ensign, KS
Sunday, July 5 at 1:51 AM
68
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
86%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:25 AM
Sunset
4:05 PM
Ensign, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEnsign, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 94°
Ensign, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    94°64°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    95°68°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    98°71°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    104°76°+6°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    45%
    0.03″
    97°70°-7°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    0.02″
    96°68°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    102°72°+6°
Ensign, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
019° · backing 126°
Direction
NNE
019°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
40
avg 11
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 11 · pk 40 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2012SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 126° from the nne.
Ensign, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
921.8
+1.3 mb in 3h · rising · 27.22 inHg
Now
921.8
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
+4.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 918923
910915920925930-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW922.7917.6922.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Ensign, KS
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.66 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 2.5DRIVERGood
6.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneModerate
62μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.66 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.66
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Ensign, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
40%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.2mi
UNLIMITED
96 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
06:51 UTC · Ensign, 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
06:51 UTC · Ensign, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ensign, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ensign, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ensign, KS
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:55 AM
Sunrise
1:25 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
4:05 PM
Civil dusk
9:38 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ensign, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:57 PM
Moonset
11:56 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ensign, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ensign at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 67841

15-Day Forecast — Ensign

  1. Sun94°64°1%
  2. Mon95°68°1%
  3. Tue98°71°4%
  4. Wed104°76°21%
  5. Thu97°70°45%
  6. Fri96°68°45%
  7. Sat102°72°16%
  8. Sun94°70°2%
  9. Mon99°71°3%
  10. Tue108°73°2%
  11. Wed110°79°7%
  12. Thu100°69°14%
  13. Fri96°70°16%
  14. Sat96°70°13%
  15. Sun101°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 — Ensign

SPC includes Ensign 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 Ensign

  • 67841

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.