Ransom, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ransom weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain65%0.15″83°64°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——93°65°+10°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——93°69°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—97°72°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle30%—103°75°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle42%—98°74°-5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle42%—97°73°-1°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.83 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 11:57 PM
- Moonset
- 11:55 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ransom at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 67572
16-Day Forecast — Ransom
- Sat83°64°65%
- Sun93°65°1%
- Mon93°69°5%
- Tue97°72°10%
- Wed103°75°30%
- Thu98°74°42%
- Fri97°73°42%
- Sat81°67°13%
- Sun88°65°3%
- Mon93°66°2%
- Tue99°69°3%
- Wed106°71°8%
- Thu114°79°14%
- Fri112°80°20%
- Sat112°85°16%
- Sun101°80°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 — Ransom
SPC has placed Ransom in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Ransom
- 67572