St. Francis, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
St. Francis weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast18%—94°61°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——96°65°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Rain39%0.13″101°72°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers39%0.02″93°67°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers46%0.13″95°68°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast46%—93°67°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear17%—93°68°0°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 38 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.89 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 12:05 AM
- Moonset
- 12:02 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
St. Francis at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — St. Francis
- Sun94°61°18%
- Mon96°65°9%
- Tue101°72°39%
- Wed93°67°39%
- Thu95°68°46%
- Fri93°67°46%
- Sat93°68°17%
- Sun96°71°2%
- Mon105°74°2%
- Tue108°78°8%
- Wed108°75°12%
- Thu104°76°19%
- Fri93°73°19%
- Sat99°71°16%
- Sun106°76°19%
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 — St. Francis
SPC includes St. Francis in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 St. Francis
- 67756