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Sun City, Kansas Weather

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

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

Sun City, KS
Sunday, July 5 at 3:29 PM
93
°
Clear
Feels like
100°
Humidity
46%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
1:20 AM
Sunset
3:59 PM
Sun City, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSun City, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 70°H 94°
Sun City, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Partly Cloudy
    94°67°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    95°70°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    96°70°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    13%
    106°73°+10°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    27%
    108°75°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Heavy Drizzle
    27%
    0.05″
    106°71°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    15%
    102°71°-4°
Sun City, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
058° · veering 68°
Direction
ENE
058°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
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 6 · pk 16 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 179SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 68° from the ene.
Sun City, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
957.0
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 28.26 inHg
Now
957.0
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 953958
945950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW958.2953.2957.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Sun City, KS
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
+11 in 6hPeak ~50 @ 11 PM

AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 68 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Moderate
13.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
19μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
118μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 68 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 68
UV peak
7.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 68

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 18.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.75
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Sun City, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
10%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
85.6mi
UNLIMITED
91 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
20:29 UTC · Sun City, 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
20:29 UTC · Sun City, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Sun City, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sun City, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sun City, KS
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:50 AM
Sunrise
1:20 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
3:59 PM
Civil dusk
9:31 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Sun City, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
11:52 PM
Moonset
11:51 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Sun City, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sun City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 67143

16-Day Forecast — Sun City

  1. Sun94°67°5%
  2. Mon95°70°1%
  3. Tue96°70°2%
  4. Wed106°73°13%
  5. Thu108°75°27%
  6. Fri106°71°27%
  7. Sat102°71°15%
  8. Sun103°74°5%
  9. Mon107°77°2%
  10. Tue114°78°2%
  11. Wed119°83°4%
  12. Thu116°89°12%
  13. Fri98°80°19%
  14. Sat97°73°27%
  15. Sun98°72°26%
  16. Mon100°74°20%

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.

ZIP codes in Sun City

  • 67143

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.