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Tipton, Kansas Weather

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

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

Tipton, KS
Saturday, July 4 at 11:39 PM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
86%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:12 AM
Sunset
4:04 PM
Tipton, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTipton, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 88°
Tipton, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    67%
    0.31″
    83°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Partly Cloudy
    88°65°+5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    93°69°+5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    97°72°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    102°76°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    32%
    98°74°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    22%
    100°73°+2°
Tipton, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
180° · veering 120°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 28 @ 10:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 135SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 120° from the s.
Tipton, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
958.7
+1.5 mb in 3h · rising · 28.31 inHg
Now
958.7
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 954960
950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW960.1954.4958.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Tipton, KS
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
+7 in 6h

AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneModerate
67μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Tipton, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.4mi
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
04:39 UTC · Tipton, 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
04:39 UTC · Tipton, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Tipton, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Tipton, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Tipton, KS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:41 AM
Sunrise
1:12 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
4:04 PM
Civil dusk
9:37 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Tipton, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:52 PM
Moonset
11:48 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Tipton, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Tipton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 67485

16-Day Forecast — Tipton

  1. Sat83°67°67%
  2. Sun88°65°5%
  3. Mon93°69°2%
  4. Tue97°72°3%
  5. Wed102°76°32%
  6. Thu98°74°32%
  7. Fri100°73°22%
  8. Sat82°66°11%
  9. Sun85°66°3%
  10. Mon91°68°1%
  11. Tue99°70°2%
  12. Wed104°72°5%
  13. Thu112°77°6%
  14. Fri109°84°10%
  15. Sat114°81°13%
  16. Sun99°79°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 — Tipton

SPC has placed Tipton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Tipton

  • 67485

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.