Colony, Kansas Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Colony weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17T-storm w/ Hail49%1.1″93°70°—
- ThursdayJun 18Drizzle24%0.03″79°64°-14°
- FridayJun 19Heavy Drizzle32%—79°60°0°
- SaturdayJun 20T-storm w/ Hail58%—82°67°+3°
- SundayJun 21Thunderstorm54%1.5″74°64°-8°
- MondayJun 22Light Drizzle54%—72°58°-2°
- TuesdayJun 23Thunderstorm18%0.02″74°61°+2°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.5 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 6.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 6.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 37
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- windy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 8:29 AM
- Moonset
- 10:53 PM
- In sign
- ♌︎ Leo
Heat settles and the rain begins
Colony at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Colony
- Wed92°70°49%
- Thu79°64°24%
- Fri79°60°32%
- Sat82°67°58%
- Sun74°64°54%
- Mon72°58°54%
- Tue74°61°18%
- Wed78°57°18%
- Thu82°61°32%
- Fri87°67°32%
- Sat88°71°26%
- Sun86°68°29%
- Mon74°64°32%
- Tue78°60°35%
- Wed72°59°29%
- Thu77°56°20%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Colony
SPC has placed Colony in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Colony
- 66015