Lakin, Kansas Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lakin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Clear——96°66°—
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast12%—98°68°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast22%—104°72°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Showers63%0.88″98°67°-6°
- FridayJul 10Light Rain63%0.11″102°69°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle19%0.01″96°71°-6°
- SundayJul 12Light Drizzle—0.05″91°69°-5°
AQI 62 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 17.9 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 17.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.43
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 12:27 AM
- Moonset
- 1:06 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Lakin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 67860
15-Day Forecast — Lakin
- Mon96°66°0%
- Tue98°68°12%
- Wed104°72°22%
- Thu98°67°63%
- Fri102°69°63%
- Sat96°71°19%
- Sun91°69°2%
- Mon94°68°2%
- Tue99°74°6%
- Wed103°78°7%
- Thu106°77°12%
- Fri109°80°18%
- Sat91°70°23%
- Sun89°69°19%
- Mon90°66°14%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Lakin
SPC includes Lakin in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Lakin
- 67860