McFarland, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
McFarland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——88°65°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——91°70°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——89°70°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast19%—92°67°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle45%—90°73°-2°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle45%—93°69°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle12%—89°65°-4°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.74 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 6.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- 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
- 11:43 PM
- Moonset
- 11:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
McFarland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 66501
16-Day Forecast — McFarland
- Sun88°65°3%
- Mon91°70°2%
- Tue89°70°6%
- Wed92°67°19%
- Thu90°73°45%
- Fri93°69°45%
- Sat89°65°12%
- Sun96°71°7%
- Mon90°71°4%
- Tue94°65°2%
- Wed95°68°5%
- Thu92°69°8%
- Fri90°70°19%
- Sat91°66°17%
- Sun94°70°18%
- Mon96°71°26%
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 — McFarland
SPC includes McFarland 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 McFarland
- 66501