Hesston, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hesston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——92°65°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——94°69°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——93°70°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—105°73°+12°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle34%—99°79°-6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle34%—94°72°-5°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle10%—96°71°+2°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:47 PM
- Moonset
- 11:44 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Hesston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 67062
15-Day Forecast — Hesston
- Sun92°65°3%
- Mon94°69°2%
- Tue93°70°1%
- Wed105°73°13%
- Thu99°79°34%
- Fri94°72°34%
- Sat96°71°10%
- Sun93°70°7%
- Mon95°72°1%
- Tue105°73°1%
- Wed105°79°3%
- Thu101°70°14%
- Fri96°71°19%
- Sat95°71°17%
- Sun99°76°19%
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 — Hesston
SPC includes Hesston 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 Hesston
- 67062