Hill City, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hill City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——86°63°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——93°66°+7°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——97°72°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast29%—101°75°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers46%—96°68°-5°
- FridayJul 10Showers46%0.01″90°67°-6°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear——97°69°+7°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 21.1 µg/m³ (AQI 73) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 21.1 µg/m³ (AQI 73) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 11:57 PM
- Moonset
- 11:54 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Hill City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 67642
16-Day Forecast — Hill City
- Sun86°63°1%
- Mon93°66°1%
- Tue97°72°3%
- Wed101°75°29%
- Thu96°68°46%
- Fri90°67°46%
- Sat97°69°5%
- Sun106°74°1%
- Mon107°79°1%
- Tue108°78°2%
- Wed107°77°7%
- Thu112°78°7%
- Fri116°84°13%
- Sat107°79°17%
- Sun100°77°10%
- Mon111°78°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 — 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