Hutchinson, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hutchinson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Mostly Clear——92°65°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——94°70°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——95°72°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy11%—107°76°+12°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle32%0.04″99°79°-8°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle32%0.08″94°73°-5°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——97°72°+3°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:49 PM
- Moonset
- 11:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Hutchinson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 67501, 67502
15-Day Forecast — Hutchinson
- Sun93°64°2%
- Mon94°70°2%
- Tue95°72°2%
- Wed107°76°11%
- Thu99°79°32%
- Fri94°73°32%
- Sat97°72°7%
- Sun94°70°5%
- Mon96°73°2%
- Tue105°74°1%
- Wed104°78°3%
- Thu102°73°13%
- Fri95°72°18%
- Sat95°73°15%
- Sun99°77°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 — Hutchinson
SPC includes Hutchinson in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Hutchinson
- 67502
- 67501