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Lewis, Kansas Weather

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

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

Lewis, KS
Sunday, July 5 at 3:24 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
91%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:20 AM
Sunset
4:02 PM
Lewis, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLewis, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 89°
Lewis, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    89°65°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    91°66°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    99°71°+8°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    22%
    107°77°+8°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    101°71°-6°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    0.01″
    97°68°-4°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    102°70°+5°
Lewis, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
007° · backing 116°
Direction
N
007°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 8
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 8 · pk 37 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 198SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Lewis, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
939.9
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 27.76 inHg
Now
939.9
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 938941
930935940945950-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW941.4938.3939.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lewis, KS
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-10 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 2.5DRIVERGood
6.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
13μg/m³
OzoneGood
43μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Lewis, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
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
08:24 UTC · Lewis, 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
08:24 UTC · Lewis, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lewis, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lewis, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lewis, KS
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:50 AM
Sunrise
1:20 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
4:02 PM
Civil dusk
9:35 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lewis, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:54 PM
Moonset
11:52 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lewis, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lewis at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°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 code: 67552

15-Day Forecast — Lewis

  1. Sun89°65°1%
  2. Mon91°66°1%
  3. Tue99°71°4%
  4. Wed107°77°22%
  5. Thu101°71°38%
  6. Fri97°68°38%
  7. Sat102°70°7%
  8. Sun96°70°3%
  9. Mon101°71°1%
  10. Tue110°73°1%
  11. Wed112°78°6%
  12. Thu106°71°13%
  13. Fri97°72°20%
  14. Sat98°72°13%
  15. Sun103°77°13%

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.

ZIP codes in Lewis

  • 67552

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.