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
- TodayJul 5Overcast——90°65°—
- MondayJul 6Showers—0.27″91°69°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——86°67°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——92°68°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle42%—91°76°-1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm40%—86°71°-5°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle13%—88°69°+2°
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.
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
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
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 11:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
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
- Sun90°65°7%
- Mon91°69°5%
- Tue86°67°2%
- Wed92°68°5%
- Thu91°76°42%
- Fri86°71°40%
- Sat88°69°13%
- Sun88°69°8%
- Mon90°71°3%
- Tue94°71°3%
- Wed94°74°5%
- Thu91°69°7%
- Fri91°73°12%
- Sat88°69°16%
- 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