Plains, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Plains weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——91°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——95°67°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——94°68°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——99°72°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle25%—105°77°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle54%—107°73°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle54%—100°72°-7°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44), ratio 0.55 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
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 37 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44), ratio 0.55 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.55
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 11:59 PM
- Moonset
- 11:58 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Plains at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°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: 67869
16-Day Forecast — Plains
- Sat91°70°6%
- Sun95°67°4%
- Mon94°68°4%
- Tue99°72°5%
- Wed105°77°25%
- Thu107°73°54%
- Fri100°72°54%
- Sat83°67°16%
- Sun88°62°1%
- Mon93°65°2%
- Tue99°70°3%
- Wed105°72°13%
- Thu109°81°20%
- Fri112°82°13%
- Sat111°85°7%
- Sun107°85°17%
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 — Plains
SPC has placed Plains 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 Plains
- 67869