Hugoton, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hugoton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Mostly Clear——93°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——96°70°+3°
- MondayJul 6Clear——96°69°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——102°71°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle22%—105°76°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle52%0.04″106°73°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle52%—100°73°-6°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³ (AQI 33), ratio 0.57 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³ (AQI 33), ratio 0.57 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.57
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 12:02 AM
- Moonset
- 12:01 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Hugoton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 67951
16-Day Forecast — Hugoton
- Sat93°69°2%
- Sun96°70°7%
- Mon96°69°6%
- Tue102°71°9%
- Wed105°76°22%
- Thu106°73°52%
- Fri100°73°52%
- Sat89°67°16%
- Sun89°63°1%
- Mon94°65°1%
- Tue100°70°3%
- Wed107°71°12%
- Thu109°80°19%
- Fri113°79°13%
- Sat111°80°16%
- Sun107°85°23%
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 — Hugoton
SPC has placed Hugoton 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 Hugoton
- 67951