Newton, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Newton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Partly Cloudy——90°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——93°71°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——91°70°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—96°69°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle25%—100°77°+4°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle47%—98°72°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle11%—97°69°-1°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 4.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:47 PM
- Moonset
- 11:44 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Newton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 67114
16-Day Forecast — Newton
- Sun91°65°4%
- Mon93°72°4%
- Tue91°70°1%
- Wed96°69°12%
- Thu100°77°25%
- Fri98°72°47%
- Sat97°69°11%
- Sun98°72°5%
- Mon105°77°3%
- Tue105°71°1%
- Wed116°78°4%
- Thu107°76°10%
- Fri96°75°20%
- Sat97°68°23%
- Sun100°71°27%
- Mon96°71°19%
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.
ZIP codes in Newton
- 67114