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——89°65°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——92°70°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——91°69°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast20%—105°69°+14°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle40%—91°75°-14°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle40%—80°68°-11°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast17%—88°66°+8°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.85 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 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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: 8°F below 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
15-Day Forecast — McFarland
- Sun89°65°3%
- Mon92°70°6%
- Tue91°69°8%
- Wed105°69°20%
- Thu91°75°40%
- Fri80°68°40%
- Sat88°66°17%
- Sun91°71°6%
- Mon95°72°2%
- Tue105°72°4%
- Wed97°72°6%
- Thu101°70°14%
- Fri97°69°17%
- Sat93°70°16%
- Sun99°76°16%
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