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 5Overcast51%—88°70°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——89°71°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——88°68°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——91°71°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast26%—93°75°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast38%—86°71°-7°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle17%—92°70°+6°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.
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 31 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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: 74°F — typical for the season
- 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
15-Day Forecast — West Mineral
- Sun88°70°51%
- Mon89°71°3%
- Tue88°68°3%
- Wed91°71°2%
- Thu93°75°26%
- Fri86°71°38%
- Sat92°70°17%
- Sun87°70°8%
- Mon90°71°2%
- Tue94°72°3%
- Wed94°74°5%
- Thu92°71°10%
- Fri91°68°13%
- Sat88°67°9%
- Sun89°71°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 includes West Mineral in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 West Mineral
- 66782