Fort Scott, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Scott weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast52%—91°74°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain27%0.67″90°71°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——86°67°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——88°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——90°71°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast27%—92°75°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle43%—88°75°-4°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 5.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:10 PM
- Moonset
- 10:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Fort Scott at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 66701
16-Day Forecast — Fort Scott
- Sat91°74°52%
- Sun90°71°27%
- Mon86°67°5%
- Tue88°67°4%
- Wed90°71°3%
- Thu92°75°27%
- Fri88°75°43%
- Sat79°69°26%
- Sun77°62°6%
- Mon79°60°4%
- Tue82°60°4%
- Wed84°63°12%
- Thu85°64°13%
- Fri88°69°16%
- Sat82°69°24%
- Sun80°66°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Fort Scott
SPC has placed Fort Scott in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Fort Scott
- 66701