Washington, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Washington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Mostly Clear——88°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——91°68°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——97°70°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast47%—105°72°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle47%0.01″91°72°-14°
- FridayJul 10Rain29%0.48″78°66°-13°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——87°65°+9°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 during the projected peak around 2 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- 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
- 11:47 PM
- Moonset
- 11:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Washington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 66968
15-Day Forecast — Washington
- Sun88°65°4%
- Mon91°68°2%
- Tue97°70°1%
- Wed105°72°47%
- Thu91°72°47%
- Fri78°66°29%
- Sat87°65°4%
- Sun92°69°5%
- Mon98°72°2%
- Tue105°73°3%
- Wed97°71°5%
- Thu104°68°13%
- Fri95°69°13%
- Sat95°70°20%
- Sun103°74°13%
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 — Washington
SPC includes Washington in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Washington
- 66968