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Solomon, Kansas Weather

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

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

Solomon, KS
Sunday, July 5 at 1:50 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
90%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
1:10 AM
Sunset
3:58 PM
Solomon, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSolomon, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 91°
Solomon, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Clear
    91°66°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    94°70°+3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    97°72°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    34%
    111°74°+14°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    98°78°-13°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    0.01″
    85°71°-13°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    93°67°+8°
Solomon, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
198° · veering 28°
Direction
SSW
198°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 7 · pk 26 @ 11:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 165SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Solomon, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.3
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.74 inHg
Now
973.3
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
+1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 971975
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW974.8971.0972.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Solomon, KS
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
7.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
17μg/m³
OzoneGood
46μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
Solomon, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.5mi
UNLIMITED
57 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
06:50 UTC · Solomon, 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
06:50 UTC · Solomon, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Solomon, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Solomon, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Solomon, KS
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:39 AM
Sunrise
1:10 AM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
3:58 PM
Civil dusk
9:31 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Solomon, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:47 PM
Moonset
11:44 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Solomon, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Solomon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 67480

15-Day Forecast — Solomon

  1. Sun91°66°5%
  2. Mon94°70°2%
  3. Tue97°72°1%
  4. Wed111°74°34%
  5. Thu98°78°34%
  6. Fri85°71°34%
  7. Sat93°67°7%
  8. Sun96°71°5%
  9. Mon100°74°2%
  10. Tue109°74°3%
  11. Wed105°77°11%
  12. Thu106°73°13%
  13. Fri96°71°13%
  14. Sat96°71°16%
  15. Sun103°77°11%

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 — Solomon

SPC includes Solomon 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 Solomon

  • 67480

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.