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Formoso, Kansas Weather

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

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

Formoso, KS
Saturday, July 4 at 11:42 PM
73
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
79°
Humidity
86%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:09 AM
Sunset
4:03 PM
Formoso, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFormoso, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 90°
Formoso, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    36%
    0.04″
    83°65°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    90°66°+7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    94°69°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    97°71°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    101°74°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    40%
    98°72°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    98°72°
Formoso, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
060° · backing 123°
Direction
ENE
060°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 6
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 6 · pk 26 @ 6:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 164SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Formoso, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
961.4
+1.4 mb in 3h · rising · 28.39 inHg
Now
961.4
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
+1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 958963
950955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW962.8958.2961.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Formoso, KS
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
+7 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneModerate
63μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) 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
Formoso, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
54%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.0mi
UNLIMITED
61 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
04:42 UTC · Formoso, 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
04:42 UTC · Formoso, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Formoso, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Formoso, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Formoso, KS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:37 AM
Sunrise
1:09 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
4:03 PM
Civil dusk
9:37 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Formoso, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:50 PM
Moonset
11:46 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Formoso, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Formoso at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 66942

16-Day Forecast — Formoso

  1. Sat83°65°36%
  2. Sun90°66°4%
  3. Mon94°69°1%
  4. Tue97°71°3%
  5. Wed101°74°40%
  6. Thu98°72°40%
  7. Fri98°72°23%
  8. Sat84°67°5%
  9. Sun87°66°3%
  10. Mon92°66°1%
  11. Tue99°68°2%
  12. Wed104°70°6%
  13. Thu113°75°8%
  14. Fri114°80°10%
  15. Sat115°81°17%
  16. Sun100°77°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 — Formoso

SPC has placed Formoso in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Formoso

  • 66942

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.