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Penalosa, Kansas Weather

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

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

Penalosa, KS
Sunday, July 5 at 4:38 AM
66
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
70°
Humidity
94%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:17 AM
Sunset
3:58 PM
Penalosa, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPenalosa, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 92°
Penalosa, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    92°65°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    93°70°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    96°72°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    107°76°+11°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    33%
    101°75°-6°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    0.01″
    95°72°-6°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    102°70°+7°
Penalosa, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
307° · backing 143°
Direction
NW
307°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 7 · pk 24 @ 10:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 136SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Penalosa, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
954.4
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.18 inHg
Now
954.4
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 953956
945950955960-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW955.7952.5954.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Penalosa, KS
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-12 in 6h

AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.90 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
21μg/m³
OzoneGood
31μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Penalosa, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
76%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.5mi
UNLIMITED
86 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
09:38 UTC · Penalosa, 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
09:38 UTC · Penalosa, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Penalosa, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Penalosa, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Penalosa, KS
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:47 AM
Sunrise
1:17 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
3:58 PM
Civil dusk
9:30 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Penalosa, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:50 PM
Moonset
11:48 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Penalosa, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Penalosa at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Penalosa

  1. Sun92°65°3%
  2. Mon93°70°1%
  3. Tue96°72°2%
  4. Wed107°76°9%
  5. Thu101°75°33%
  6. Fri95°72°33%
  7. Sat102°70°10%
  8. Sun94°71°1%
  9. Mon98°73°1%
  10. Tue105°74°2%
  11. Wed107°77°5%
  12. Thu101°74°14%
  13. Fri96°75°16%
  14. Sat96°72°16%
  15. Sun100°76°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 Penalosa

  • 67035

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.