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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
Sunday, July 5 at 1:08 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
87%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
1:05 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 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 50% chance of precipitation at 1 AM.
L 70°H 88°
West Mineral, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    51%
    88°70°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    89°71°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    88°68°-1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    91°71°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    26%
    93°75°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    38%
    86°71°-7°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    92°70°+6°
West Mineral, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
079° · backing 56°
Direction
E
079°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 8
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 8 · pk 26 @ 1:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 183SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 56° from the e.
West Mineral, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.1
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.00 inHg
Now
982.1
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981986
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.5980.9982.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
West Mineral, KS
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

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.

PM 2.5Good
5.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
65μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

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
West Mineral, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
85%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.6mi
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
06:08 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
06:08 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 · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:34 AM
Sunrise
1:05 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
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
75% 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: 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

  1. Sun88°70°51%
  2. Mon89°71°3%
  3. Tue88°68°3%
  4. Wed91°71°2%
  5. Thu93°75°26%
  6. Fri86°71°38%
  7. Sat92°70°17%
  8. Sun87°70°8%
  9. Mon90°71°2%
  10. Tue94°72°3%
  11. Wed94°74°5%
  12. Thu92°71°10%
  13. Fri91°68°13%
  14. Sat88°67°9%
  15. 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

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.