Winchester, Kansas Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Winchester weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Overcast——87°67°—
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——90°69°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——88°68°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle45%—88°74°0°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle47%—91°69°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear31%—91°71°0°
- SundayJul 12Mostly Clear13%—94°73°+3°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 81 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 81 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 81
- UV peak
- 6.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 81
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.6 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- light
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 12:02 AM
- Moonset
- 12:42 PM
- In sign
- ♈︎ Aries
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Winchester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 66097
16-Day Forecast — Winchester
- Mon88°67°0%
- Tue90°70°0%
- Wed88°68°9%
- Thu88°74°45%
- Fri91°69°47%
- Sat91°71°31%
- Sun94°73°13%
- Mon97°73°5%
- Tue100°73°2%
- Wed102°76°5%
- Thu74°61°9%
- Fri78°58°9%
- Sat80°59°11%
- Sun83°61°13%
- Mon86°61°14%
- Tue85°68°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Winchester
SPC includes Winchester in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Winchester
- 66097