West Mineral, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Mineral weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle35%0.01″89°73°—
- SundayJul 5Light Showers60%0.19″87°70°-2°
- MondayJul 6Clear10%—89°71°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——89°69°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——90°71°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle33%—91°72°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast33%—89°77°-2°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.3 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.3 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 11:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
West Mineral at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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: 66782
16-Day Forecast — West Mineral
- Sat89°73°35%
- Sun87°70°60%
- Mon89°71°10%
- Tue89°69°1%
- Wed90°71°1%
- Thu91°72°33%
- Fri89°77°33%
- Sat86°69°17%
- Sun80°68°7%
- Mon84°64°3%
- Tue87°66°5%
- Wed90°69°3%
- Thu91°74°10%
- Fri91°76°13%
- Sat90°78°9%
- Sun97°76°16%
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 — West Mineral
SPC has placed West Mineral in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 West Mineral
- 66782