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South Mound, Kansas Weather

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

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

South Mound, KS
Saturday, July 4 at 9:14 PM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
75%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:05 AM
Sunset
3:45 PM
South Mound, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSouth Mound, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 55% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 69°H 87°
South Mound, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Showers
    40%
    0.11″
    86°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    55%
    0.13″
    87°69°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    88°71°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    90°69°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    90°72°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    33%
    93°73°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    33%
    89°76°-4°
South Mound, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
049° · backing 127°
Direction
NE
049°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 29 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 241SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 127° from the ne.
South Mound, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.2
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.92 inHg
Now
979.2
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976983
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW983.4975.9979.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
South Mound, KS
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.7 µg/m³.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneModerate
65μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.7 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
South Mound, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
90%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
41.8mi
UNLIMITED
61 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
02:14 UTC · South Mound, 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
02:14 UTC · South Mound, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
South Mound, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
South Mound, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
South Mound, KS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:35 AM
Sunrise
1:05 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
3:45 PM
Civil dusk
9:17 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
South Mound, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:38 PM
Moonset
11:35 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
South Mound, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

South Mound at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — South Mound

  1. Sat86°73°40%
  2. Sun87°69°55%
  3. Mon88°71°4%
  4. Tue90°69°1%
  5. Wed90°72°2%
  6. Thu93°73°33%
  7. Fri89°76°33%
  8. Sat83°69°16%
  9. Sun80°67°6%
  10. Mon84°65°4%
  11. Tue87°66°5%
  12. Wed91°69°3%
  13. Thu94°74°10%
  14. Fri93°77°13%
  15. Sat89°78°9%
  16. Sun98°76°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 — South Mound

SPC has placed South Mound in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 South Mound

  • 67357

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.