McPherson, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
McPherson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle35%0.03″83°69°—
- SundayJul 5Partly Cloudy——93°63°+10°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——95°69°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——95°71°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast20%—105°75°+10°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle33%—107°72°+2°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle33%—100°74°-7°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) 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
- 11:48 PM
- Moonset
- 11:45 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
McPherson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 67460
16-Day Forecast — McPherson
- Sat83°69°35%
- Sun93°63°3%
- Mon95°69°2%
- Tue95°71°1%
- Wed105°75°20%
- Thu107°72°33%
- Fri100°74°33%
- Sat80°67°9%
- Sun87°64°6%
- Mon89°67°1%
- Tue95°68°1%
- Wed101°70°7%
- Thu107°79°11%
- Fri112°82°10%
- Sat107°78°13%
- Sun105°82°13%
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 — McPherson
SPC has placed McPherson in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 McPherson
- 67460