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Pratt, Kansas Weather

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

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

Pratt, KS
Saturday, July 4 at 11:37 PM
72
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
76°
Humidity
78%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:18 AM
Sunset
4:00 PM
Pratt, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPratt, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 93°
Pratt, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    90°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    93°66°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    94°68°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    96°71°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    14%
    107°76°+11°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    106°75°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    101°75°-5°
Pratt, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
119° · backing 43°
Direction
ESE
119°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 6 · pk 24 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 147SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Pratt, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
947.4
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 27.98 inHg
Now
947.4
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
+3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 944948
935940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW948.4943.8946.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Pratt, KS
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
6.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneModerate
68μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~72%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Pratt, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
54%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
37.1mi
UNLIMITED
73 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
04:37 UTC · Pratt, 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
04:37 UTC · Pratt, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pratt, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pratt, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pratt, KS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:48 AM
Sunrise
1:18 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
4:00 PM
Civil dusk
9:32 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Pratt, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:52 PM
Moonset
11:50 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Pratt, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pratt at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 67124

16-Day Forecast — Pratt

  1. Sat90°67°28%
  2. Sun93°66°4%
  3. Mon94°68°1%
  4. Tue96°71°3%
  5. Wed107°76°14%
  6. Thu106°75°31%
  7. Fri101°75°31%
  8. Sat80°67°8%
  9. Sun87°64°3%
  10. Mon90°67°2%
  11. Tue97°68°2%
  12. Wed104°71°8%
  13. Thu110°78°11%
  14. Fri114°83°10%
  15. Sat112°83°15%
  16. Sun110°81°16%

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 — Pratt

SPC has placed Pratt 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 Pratt

  • 67124

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.