Stafford, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Stafford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain41%0.06″83°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——88°64°+5°
- MondayJul 6Clear——91°67°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——94°72°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast14%—106°77°+12°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle34%—105°76°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle34%—97°76°-8°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~64%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~64%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:51 PM
- Moonset
- 11:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Stafford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 67578
16-Day Forecast — Stafford
- Sat83°66°41%
- Sun88°64°4%
- Mon91°67°1%
- Tue94°72°2%
- Wed106°77°14%
- Thu105°76°34%
- Fri97°76°34%
- Sat81°67°8%
- Sun86°64°4%
- Mon88°67°1%
- Tue95°69°2%
- Wed102°72°10%
- Thu109°79°13%
- Fri113°83°16%
- Sat111°83°13%
- Sun109°82°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 — Stafford
SPC has placed Stafford in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Stafford
- 67578