Whiting, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Whiting weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Drizzle61%0.11″80°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——88°65°+8°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——88°67°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——88°67°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast15%—96°68°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers44%0.19″94°73°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle25%—90°71°-4°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 43 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 0.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Whiting at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 66552
16-Day Forecast — Whiting
- Sat80°68°61%
- Sun88°65°6%
- Mon88°67°2%
- Tue88°67°2%
- Wed96°68°15%
- Thu94°73°44%
- Fri90°71°25%
- Sat77°67°9%
- Sun83°63°5%
- Mon86°63°5%
- Tue93°65°3%
- Wed95°69°9%
- Thu101°74°16%
- Fri103°80°19%
- Sat103°72°35%
- Sun101°73°30%
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 — Whiting
SPC has placed Whiting in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Whiting
- 66552