Hill City, Kansas Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hill City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Clear——92°65°—
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——95°68°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast19%—101°73°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast58%—96°70°-5°
- FridayJul 10Showers58%—98°72°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——97°74°-1°
- SundayJul 12Clear——98°72°+1°
AQI 62 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 12:21 AM
- Moonset
- 1:01 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Hill City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 67642
15-Day Forecast — Hill City
- Mon93°66°0%
- Tue95°68°6%
- Wed101°73°19%
- Thu96°70°58%
- Fri98°72°58%
- Sat97°74°4%
- Sun98°72°1%
- Mon99°74°1%
- Tue102°78°2%
- Wed106°80°6%
- Thu108°73°11%
- Fri106°71°25%
- Sat85°68°23%
- Sun85°68°29%
- Mon90°68°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Hill City
SPC includes Hill City in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Hill City
- 67642