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Hillsdale, Kansas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Hillsdale, KS
Saturday, July 4 at 3:31 PM
75
°
Showers
Feels like
76°
Humidity
79%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
1:00 AM
Sunset
3:47 PM
Hillsdale, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHillsdale, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 38% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 67°H 88°
Hillsdale, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Showers
    50%
    1.6″
    81°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    12%
    90°67°+9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    86°68°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    87°66°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    91°68°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    41%
    92°76°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    87°72°-5°
Hillsdale, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
090° · backing 79°
Direction
E
090°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 7
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 7 · pk 27 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 205SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the e-bound air across the harbor.
Hillsdale, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.7
-2.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.02 inHg
Now
982.7
mb
3h
-2.2
mb
12h
+2.1
mb
24h
+0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980985
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW984.8979.9982.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Hillsdale, KS
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
100μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
5.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 47

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.75
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Hillsdale, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
81%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
7.3mi
GOOD
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
20:31 UTC · Hillsdale, 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
20:31 UTC · Hillsdale, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hillsdale, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hillsdale, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hillsdale, KS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:29 AM
Sunrise
1:00 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
3:47 PM
Civil dusk
9:20 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hillsdale, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:12 PM
Moonset
10:27 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hillsdale, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hillsdale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Hillsdale

  1. Sat81°71°50%
  2. Sun90°67°12%
  3. Mon86°68°5%
  4. Tue87°66°3%
  5. Wed91°68°4%
  6. Thu92°76°41%
  7. Fri87°72°37%
  8. Sat83°65°20%
  9. Sun81°60°7%
  10. Mon80°59°3%
  11. Tue82°61°6%
  12. Wed85°61°15%
  13. Thu87°64°17%
  14. Fri90°72°13%
  15. Sat86°69°29%
  16. Sun81°63°26%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — Hillsdale

SPC has placed Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale

  • 66071
  • 66036

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.