Ulysses, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ulysses weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——96°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast13%—96°68°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast13%—102°72°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle26%—105°73°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle54%0.09″103°65°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle54%—101°68°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy17%—104°73°+3°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.70 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.70
- 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
- 12:02 AM
- Moonset
- 12:01 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ulysses at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below 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.
ZIP code: 67880
15-Day Forecast — Ulysses
- Sun96°65°2%
- Mon96°68°13%
- Tue102°72°13%
- Wed105°73°26%
- Thu103°65°54%
- Fri101°68°54%
- Sat104°73°17%
- Sun96°71°1%
- Mon103°71°1%
- Tue112°74°4%
- Wed113°79°11%
- Thu102°69°15%
- Fri97°71°19%
- Sat100°71°10%
- Sun104°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 — Ulysses
SPC includes Ulysses in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Ulysses
- 67880