Somerset, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Somerset weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy12%—89°65°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——91°68°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——85°68°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——89°68°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast45%—90°73°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle43%—91°70°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle33%—89°66°-2°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 80 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 80 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 80
- UV peak
- 2.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 80
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) 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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 11:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Somerset at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Somerset
- Sun89°65°12%
- Mon91°68°2%
- Tue85°68°1%
- Wed89°68°5%
- Thu90°73°45%
- Fri91°70°43%
- Sat89°66°33%
- Sun92°69°6%
- Mon90°69°6%
- Tue86°63°3%
- Wed90°67°5%
- Thu92°70°8%
- Fri89°69°16%
- Sat89°67°16%
- Sun92°70°26%
- Mon94°70°29%
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 — Somerset
SPC includes Somerset 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 Somerset
- 66071