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Moscow, Kansas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Moscow, KS
Sunday, July 5 at 2:18 PM
94
°
Clear
Feels like
95°
Humidity
27%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:30 AM
Sunset
4:08 PM
Moscow, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMoscow, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 95°
Moscow, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    95°63°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Partly Cloudy
    96°67°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    102°71°+6°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    104°74°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    55%
    107°68°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    0.01″
    105°69°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    19%
    103°71°-2°
Moscow, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
111° · veering 116°
Direction
ESE
111°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 8 · pk 18 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2011SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 116° from the ese.
Moscow, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
913.5
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 26.98 inHg
Now
913.5
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
+2.0
mb
24h
+1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 910914
905910915920-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW914.0909.8913.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Moscow, KS
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
+2 in 6h

AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 55 now. With UV 9.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 70 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
10.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
110μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 55 now. With UV 9.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 70 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 55
UV peak
9.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 70

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53), ratio 0.64 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.64
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Moscow, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
132.1mi
UNLIMITED
132 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
19:18 UTC · Moscow, 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
19:18 UTC · Moscow, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Moscow, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Moscow, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Moscow, KS
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:00 AM
Sunrise
1:30 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
4:08 PM
Civil dusk
9:40 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Moscow, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
12:01 AM
Moonset
12:00 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Moscow, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Moscow at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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: 67952

16-Day Forecast — Moscow

  1. Sun95°63°0%
  2. Mon96°67°2%
  3. Tue102°71°4%
  4. Wed104°74°16%
  5. Thu107°68°55%
  6. Fri105°69°55%
  7. Sat103°71°19%
  8. Sun103°73°4%
  9. Mon105°77°1%
  10. Tue109°78°3%
  11. Wed114°83°4%
  12. Thu111°82°18%
  13. Fri104°74°25%
  14. Sat101°74°23%
  15. Sun102°74°23%
  16. Mon101°71°27%

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 — Moscow

SPC includes Moscow in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Moscow

  • 67952

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.