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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

West Mineral, KS
Saturday, July 4 at 9:14 PM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
76%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:04 AM
Sunset
3:43 PM
West Mineral, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWest Mineral, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 60% chance of precipitation at 1 AM.
L 70°H 87°
West Mineral, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    0.01″
    89°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Showers
    60%
    0.19″
    87°70°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    10%
    89°71°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    89°69°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    90°71°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    33%
    91°72°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    33%
    89°77°-2°
West Mineral, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
046° · backing 112°
Direction
NE
046°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 26 @ 1:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 242SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 112° from the ne.
West Mineral, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.6
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 28.99 inHg
Now
981.6
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978986
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.5978.1981.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
West Mineral, KS
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneModerate
69μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

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
West Mineral, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
41.0mi
UNLIMITED
57 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
02:14 UTC · West Mineral, 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
02:14 UTC · West Mineral, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
West Mineral, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
West Mineral, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
West Mineral, KS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:34 AM
Sunrise
1:04 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
3:43 PM
Civil dusk
9:15 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
West Mineral, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:37 PM
Moonset
11:34 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
West Mineral, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

  1. Sat89°73°35%
  2. Sun87°70°60%
  3. Mon89°71°10%
  4. Tue89°69°1%
  5. Wed90°71°1%
  6. Thu91°72°33%
  7. Fri89°77°33%
  8. Sat86°69°17%
  9. Sun80°68°7%
  10. Mon84°64°3%
  11. Tue87°66°5%
  12. Wed90°69°3%
  13. Thu91°74°10%
  14. Fri91°76°13%
  15. Sat90°78°9%
  16. 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

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.