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Herington, Kansas Weather

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

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

Herington, KS
Sunday, July 5 at 3:31 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
92%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:08 AM
Sunset
3:55 PM
Herington, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHerington, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 93°
Herington, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    93°64°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    10%
    94°70°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    95°69°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    20%
    107°71°+12°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    102°77°-5°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    0.01″
    88°70°-14°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    97°67°+9°
Herington, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
202° · veering 74°
Direction
SSW
202°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
30
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 30 @ 11:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 136SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 74° from the ssw.
Herington, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
965.7
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.52 inHg
Now
965.7
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
+1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 964968
955960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW968.2963.5965.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Herington, KS
Air quality
27
AQI
Good
-12 in 6h

AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.86 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
8.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
20μg/m³
OzoneGood
40μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Herington, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.3mi
UNLIMITED
58 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
08:31 UTC · Herington, 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
08:31 UTC · Herington, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Herington, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Herington, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Herington, KS
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:38 AM
Sunrise
1:08 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
3:55 PM
Civil dusk
9:28 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Herington, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:45 PM
Moonset
11:41 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Herington, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Herington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 67449

15-Day Forecast — Herington

  1. Sun93°64°3%
  2. Mon94°70°10%
  3. Tue95°69°1%
  4. Wed107°71°20%
  5. Thu102°77°36%
  6. Fri88°70°36%
  7. Sat97°67°10%
  8. Sun96°70°7%
  9. Mon99°72°2%
  10. Tue109°72°3%
  11. Wed107°77°5%
  12. Thu105°71°16%
  13. Fri96°71°23%
  14. Sat94°70°19%
  15. Sun101°75°14%

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 — Herington

SPC includes Herington in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Herington

  • 67449

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.