Powhattan, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Powhattan weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——87°63°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——90°69°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——86°69°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast40%—89°66°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers55%0.22″85°70°-4°
- FridayJul 10Showers44%—83°65°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast21%—85°62°+2°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 58 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 58 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 58
- UV peak
- 4.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 58
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Powhattan at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 66527
16-Day Forecast — Powhattan
- Sun88°63°4%
- Mon90°69°1%
- Tue86°69°0%
- Wed89°66°40%
- Thu85°70°55%
- Fri83°65°44%
- Sat85°62°21%
- Sun92°68°5%
- Mon84°67°4%
- Tue86°62°2%
- Wed86°65°5%
- Thu88°66°6%
- Fri86°67°32%
- Sat89°65°17%
- Sun90°70°20%
- Mon92°71°23%
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 — Powhattan
SPC includes Powhattan in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Powhattan
- 66527