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Utica, Kansas Weather

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

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

Utica, KS
Sunday, July 5 at 3:37 PM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
54%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:22 AM
Sunset
4:08 PM
Utica, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastUtica, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 90°
Utica, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    87°62°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    92°67°+5°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    96°66°+4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    17%
    103°72°+7°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    48%
    97°72°-6°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    48%
    94°67°-3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Mostly Clear
    11%
    97°70°+3°
Utica, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
133° · veering 101°
Direction
SE
133°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 5 · pk 11 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2111SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Utica, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
926.3
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 27.35 inHg
Now
926.3
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
+1.9
mb
24h
+1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 923927
915920925930935-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW927.4922.6926.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Utica, KS
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
+7 in 6h

AQI 65 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 76 — 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
21.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
28μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
123μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 76 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 76
UV peak
7.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 76

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 21.2 µg/m³ (AQI 74) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.77
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Utica, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
75.6mi
UNLIMITED
70 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
20:37 UTC · Utica, 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
20:37 UTC · Utica, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Utica, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Utica, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Utica, KS
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:51 AM
Sunrise
1:22 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
4:08 PM
Civil dusk
9:41 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Utica, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
11:58 PM
Moonset
11:56 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Utica, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Utica at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 67584

16-Day Forecast — Utica

  1. Sun87°62°1%
  2. Mon92°67°1%
  3. Tue96°66°4%
  4. Wed103°72°17%
  5. Thu97°72°48%
  6. Fri94°67°48%
  7. Sat97°70°11%
  8. Sun101°73°2%
  9. Mon106°77°1%
  10. Tue110°80°4%
  11. Wed114°83°4%
  12. Thu99°81°15%
  13. Fri96°74°16%
  14. Sat98°73°24%
  15. Sun99°74°22%
  16. Mon99°75°29%

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 — Utica

SPC includes Utica 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 Utica

  • 67584

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.