Liberal, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Liberal weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——91°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——96°67°+5°
- MondayJul 6Clear——97°69°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——100°71°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle24%—105°75°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle37%—107°76°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle37%—102°74°-5°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 3.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34), ratio 0.66 with 10 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.66
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 10:55 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Liberal at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 67901
16-Day Forecast — Liberal
- Sat91°69°5%
- Sun96°67°5%
- Mon97°69°5%
- Tue100°71°7%
- Wed105°75°24%
- Thu107°76°37%
- Fri102°74°37%
- Sat92°72°11%
- Sun96°69°2%
- Mon91°68°2%
- Tue91°65°3%
- Wed95°69°19%
- Thu96°72°28%
- Fri100°73°7%
- Sat97°70°19%
- Sun93°70°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Liberal
SPC has placed Liberal 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 Liberal
- 67901
- 67905