Medicine Lodge, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Medicine Lodge weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——96°69°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——95°71°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——98°73°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——109°76°+11°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers21%—105°80°-4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle26%—95°75°-10°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——106°74°+11°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.83 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 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 11:51 PM
- Moonset
- 11:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Medicine Lodge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 67104
15-Day Forecast — Medicine Lodge
- Sun96°69°7%
- Mon95°71°2%
- Tue98°73°4%
- Wed109°76°6%
- Thu105°80°21%
- Fri95°75°26%
- Sat106°74°7%
- Sun97°72°4%
- Mon100°74°3%
- Tue108°75°1%
- Wed110°79°8%
- Thu99°76°11%
- Fri98°75°10%
- Sat96°73°15%
- Sun102°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 — Medicine Lodge
SPC includes Medicine Lodge in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Medicine Lodge
- 67104