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Hunter, Kansas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Hunter, KS
Sunday, July 5 at 3:35 PM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
96°
Humidity
51%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:13 AM
Sunset
4:03 PM
Hunter, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHunter, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 91°
Hunter, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Partly Cloudy
    88°65°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    94°68°+6°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    94°68°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    22%
    100°72°+6°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    38%
    98°75°-2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    93°69°-5°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    94°66°+1°
Hunter, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
093° · backing 38°
Direction
E
093°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 4 · pk 11 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 178SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Hunter, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
960.3
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 28.36 inHg
Now
960.3
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
+2.7
mb
24h
+1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 957961
950955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW961.3956.5960.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Hunter, KS
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
+5 in 6h

AQI 64 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 15.3 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
15.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
20μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
110μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 55
UV peak
6.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 55

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 15.3 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.75
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Hunter, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
77.1mi
UNLIMITED
75 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
20:35 UTC · Hunter, 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
20:35 UTC · Hunter, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hunter, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hunter, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hunter, KS
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:42 AM
Sunrise
1:13 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
4:03 PM
Civil dusk
9:36 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hunter, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
11:51 PM
Moonset
11:48 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hunter, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hunter at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 67452

16-Day Forecast — Hunter

  1. Sun88°65°1%
  2. Mon94°68°2%
  3. Tue94°68°2%
  4. Wed100°72°22%
  5. Thu98°75°38%
  6. Fri93°69°38%
  7. Sat94°66°9%
  8. Sun103°73°3%
  9. Mon104°77°1%
  10. Tue114°71°1%
  11. Wed117°80°3%
  12. Thu100°72°14%
  13. Fri98°75°19%
  14. Sat100°69°18%
  15. Sun100°74°27%
  16. Mon100°74°25%

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 — Hunter

SPC includes Hunter in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Hunter

  • 67452

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.