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Westphalia, Kansas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Westphalia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Westphalia, KS
Saturday, July 4 at 8:41 PM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
89%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:04 AM
Sunset
3:48 PM
Westphalia, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWestphalia, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 66°H 89°
Westphalia, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    0.01″
    79°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    16%
    89°66°+10°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Partly Cloudy
    87°69°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    88°68°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    90°71°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    0.04″
    92°75°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    0.02″
    88°72°-4°
Westphalia, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
038° · backing 139°
Direction
NE
038°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 37 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 217SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 139° from the ne.
Westphalia, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.7
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 28.78 inHg
Now
974.7
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974979
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW978.8973.6974.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Westphalia, KS
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
70μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.81
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Westphalia, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
99%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.0mi
UNLIMITED
47 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
01:41 UTC · Westphalia, 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
01:41 UTC · Westphalia, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Westphalia, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Westphalia, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Westphalia, KS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:33 AM
Sunrise
1:04 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
3:48 PM
Civil dusk
9:21 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Westphalia, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 PM
Moonset
11:36 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Westphalia, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Westphalia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 66093

16-Day Forecast — Westphalia

  1. Sat79°67°33%
  2. Sun89°65°16%
  3. Mon87°69°1%
  4. Tue88°68°1%
  5. Wed90°71°3%
  6. Thu92°75°34%
  7. Fri88°72°34%
  8. Sat78°66°17%
  9. Sun80°65°7%
  10. Mon83°65°6%
  11. Tue87°65°4%
  12. Wed90°68°10%
  13. Thu94°73°17%
  14. Fri94°77°10%
  15. Sat91°76°20%
  16. Sun93°75°26%

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 — Westphalia

SPC has placed Westphalia in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Westphalia

  • 66093

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.