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Longford, Kansas Weather

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

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

Longford, KS
Sunday, July 5 at 2:18 PM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
96°
Humidity
60%
Wind
0 mph
Sunrise
1:09 AM
Sunset
3:58 PM
Longford, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLongford, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 88°
Longford, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Partly Cloudy
    88°64°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    92°68°+4°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    93°68°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    23%
    99°69°+6°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    40%
    100°76°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    40%
    94°70°-6°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Drizzle
    94°65°
Longford, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · veering 132°
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
0
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
Beaufort · 0 · CALM
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 13 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 144SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The air is still. Smoke rises straight up.
Longford, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
968.6
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.60 inHg
Now
968.6
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+1.6
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 965969
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW969.3965.3968.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Longford, KS
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
+4 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 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
11.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
108μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 51 now. With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 51 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 51
UV peak
7.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 51

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

Visibility
62.6mi
UNLIMITED
62 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
19:18 UTC · Longford, 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
19:18 UTC · Longford, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Longford, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Longford, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Longford, KS
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:38 AM
Sunrise
1:09 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
3:58 PM
Civil dusk
9:31 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Longford, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:47 PM
Moonset
11:43 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Longford, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Longford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°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: 67458

16-Day Forecast — Longford

  1. Sun88°64°1%
  2. Mon92°68°2%
  3. Tue93°68°1%
  4. Wed99°69°23%
  5. Thu100°76°40%
  6. Fri94°70°40%
  7. Sat94°65°8%
  8. Sun102°72°4%
  9. Mon99°77°2%
  10. Tue114°69°2%
  11. Wed109°71°6%
  12. Thu97°71°6%
  13. Fri98°73°19%
  14. Sat99°69°16%
  15. Sun102°72°23%
  16. Mon101°73°24%

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 — Longford

SPC includes Longford 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 Longford

  • 67458

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.