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Hamilton, Kansas Weather

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

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

Hamilton, KS
Saturday, July 4 at 11:39 PM
70
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
90%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:07 AM
Sunset
3:50 PM
Hamilton, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHamilton, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 66°H 89°
Hamilton, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    37%
    0.08″
    81°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    15%
    89°66°+8°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    91°71°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    88°68°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    93°71°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    0.05″
    98°73°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    0.04″
    89°73°-9°
Hamilton, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
098° · backing 44°
Direction
E
098°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
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 8 · pk 24 @ 1:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 112SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 44° from the e.
Hamilton, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.4
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 28.83 inHg
Now
976.4
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974978
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW978.2974.4975.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Hamilton, KS
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
5.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneGood
45μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Hamilton, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
36%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.7mi
UNLIMITED
48 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
04:39 UTC · Hamilton, 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
04:39 UTC · Hamilton, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hamilton, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hamilton, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hamilton, 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
1:07 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
3:50 PM
Civil dusk
9:23 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hamilton, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:42 PM
Moonset
11:39 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hamilton, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hamilton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 66853

16-Day Forecast — Hamilton

  1. Sat81°68°37%
  2. Sun89°66°15%
  3. Mon91°71°9%
  4. Tue88°68°1%
  5. Wed93°71°6%
  6. Thu98°73°30%
  7. Fri89°73°30%
  8. Sat76°66°13%
  9. Sun81°64°9%
  10. Mon84°65°2%
  11. Tue88°65°2%
  12. Wed93°68°4%
  13. Thu98°73°7%
  14. Fri100°79°10%
  15. Sat96°73°10%
  16. Sun99°79°16%

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 — Hamilton

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Hamilton

  • 66853

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.