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Richmond, Kansas Weather

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

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

Richmond, KS
Sunday, July 5 at 3:30 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
92%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:03 AM
Sunset
3:48 PM
Richmond, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRichmond, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 90°
Richmond, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    90°65°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    0.27″
    91°69°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    86°67°-5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    92°68°+6°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    91°76°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    40%
    86°71°-5°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    88°69°+2°
Richmond, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
317° · veering 166°
Direction
NW
317°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
32
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 32 @ 12:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 133SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Richmond, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.3
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.89 inHg
Now
978.3
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
+0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977982
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.1976.9978.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Richmond, KS
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.87 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
8.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
12μg/m³
OzoneGood
26μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Richmond, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
12%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
42 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
08:30 UTC · Richmond, 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
08:30 UTC · Richmond, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Richmond, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Richmond, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Richmond, KS
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:32 AM
Sunrise
1:03 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
3:48 PM
Civil dusk
9:20 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Richmond, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 PM
Moonset
11:35 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Richmond, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Richmond at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 66080

15-Day Forecast — Richmond

  1. Sun90°65°7%
  2. Mon91°69°5%
  3. Tue86°67°2%
  4. Wed92°68°5%
  5. Thu91°76°42%
  6. Fri86°71°40%
  7. Sat88°69°13%
  8. Sun88°69°8%
  9. Mon90°71°3%
  10. Tue94°71°3%
  11. Wed94°74°5%
  12. Thu91°69°7%
  13. Fri91°73°12%
  14. Sat88°69°16%
  15. Sun91°72°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 — Richmond

SPC includes Richmond 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 Richmond

  • 66080

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.