Lost Springs, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lost Springs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——93°63°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——93°70°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——94°69°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast18%—106°71°+12°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle33%—101°78°-5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle33%—89°70°-12°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle10%—95°67°+6°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.87 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 during the projected peak around 2 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
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
- 11:46 PM
- Moonset
- 11:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lost Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 66859
15-Day Forecast — Lost Springs
- Sun92°63°2%
- Mon93°70°7%
- Tue94°69°1%
- Wed106°71°18%
- Thu101°78°33%
- Fri89°70°33%
- Sat95°67°10%
- Sun96°70°7%
- Mon97°72°2%
- Tue107°71°2%
- Wed106°77°4%
- Thu104°70°16%
- Fri96°71°23%
- Sat96°70°19%
- Sun101°75°14%
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 — Lost Springs
SPC includes Lost Springs in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Lost Springs
- 66859