Prescott, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Prescott weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers55%1.6″86°72°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain23%0.09″91°69°+5°
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——86°67°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——87°66°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——90°70°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast33%—91°76°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast48%—86°75°-5°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 14.0 µg/m³.
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 49. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 7.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 24
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 14.0 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 10:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Prescott at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- 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: 66767
16-Day Forecast — Prescott
- Sat86°72°55%
- Sun91°69°23%
- Mon86°67°9%
- Tue87°66°3%
- Wed90°70°3%
- Thu91°76°33%
- Fri86°75°48%
- Sat81°68°25%
- Sun78°61°6%
- Mon79°59°3%
- Tue81°60°7%
- Wed85°62°13%
- Thu85°63°13%
- Fri87°69°16%
- Sat84°69°24%
- Sun80°65°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Prescott
SPC has placed Prescott in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Prescott
- 66767