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McLouth, Kansas Weather

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

McLouth, KS
Sunday, July 5 at 7:34 PM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
68%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:00 AM
Sunset
3:50 PM
McLouth, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMcLouth, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 88°
McLouth, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    86°64°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    88°68°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    86°69°-2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    17%
    88°66°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    50%
    0.01″
    90°72°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    91°68°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    28%
    87°65°-4°
McLouth, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
039° · backing 6°
Direction
NE
039°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 4 mph
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 mph · pk 11 mph
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 105SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 6° from the ne.
McLouth, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.8
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 28.76 inHg
Now
973.8
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973976
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW975.9972.8974.1
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
McLouth, KS
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
+19 in 6h

AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 19 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 58 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
6.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
112μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 58 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14.

Present
AQI 58
UV peak
0.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 14

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
McLouth, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
56.1mi
UNLIMITED
71 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
00:34 UTC · McLouth, 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
00:34 UTC · McLouth, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
McLouth, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
McLouth, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
McLouth, KS
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:29 AM
Sunrise
1:00 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
3:50 PM
Civil dusk
9:23 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
McLouth, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
68% illuminated
Moonrise
12:01 AM
Moonset
12:41 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
McLouth, KS
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

McLouth at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP code: 66054

16-Day Forecast — McLouth

  1. Sun86°64°3%
  2. Mon88°68°1%
  3. Tue86°69°0%
  4. Wed88°66°17%
  5. Thu90°72°50%
  6. Fri91°68°41%
  7. Sat87°65°28%
  8. Sun93°71°6%
  9. Mon97°75°6%
  10. Tue97°77°4%
  11. Wed84°69°5%
  12. Thu94°67°6%
  13. Fri88°72°19%
  14. Sat87°65°16%
  15. Sun89°66°21%
  16. Mon92°67°25%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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 — McLouth

SPC includes McLouth 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 McLouth

  • 66054

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.