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Ulysses, Kansas Weather

Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Ulysses, KS
Tuesday, June 16 at 1:02 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
59%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:23 AM
Sunset
4:08 PM
Ulysses, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastUlysses, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 95°
Ulysses, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 16
    Clear
    11%
    95°61°
  2. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    99°66°+4°
  3. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Overcast
    83°65°-16°
  4. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    10%
    87°59°+4°
  5. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    0.01″
    104°68°+17°
  6. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Drizzle
    24%
    97°69°-7°
  7. Monday
    Jun 22
    Drizzle
    20%
    77°63°-20°
Ulysses, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
195° · veering 75°
Direction
SSW
195°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 10
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 10 · pk 24 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 206SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 75° from the ssw.
Ulysses, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
907.0
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 26.78 inHg
Now
907.0
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-6.5
mb
24h
-7.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 907915
900905910915920-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW914.6906.7907.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ulysses, KS
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-6 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.1 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
6.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
12μg/m³
OzoneGood
43μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.72
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Ulysses, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
60.5mi
UNLIMITED
96 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
06:02 UTC · Ulysses, 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
06:02 UTC · Ulysses, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ulysses, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ulysses, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ulysses, KS
Almanac · Tuesday, June 16
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
Civil dawn
5:53 AM
Sunrise
1:23 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
4:08 PM
Civil dusk
9:40 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Ulysses, KS
The moon
Waxing Crescent
2% illuminated
Moonrise
7:41 AM
Moonset
10:25 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Ulysses, KS
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Heat settles and the rain begins

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Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ulysses at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

15-Day Forecast — Ulysses

  1. Tue95°61°11%
  2. Wed99°66°2%
  3. Thu83°65°1%
  4. Fri87°59°10%
  5. Sat104°68°24%
  6. Sun97°69°24%
  7. Mon77°63°20%
  8. Tue87°63°29%
  9. Wed96°66°25%
  10. Thu98°73°25%
  11. Fri100°74°22%
  12. Sat101°77°29%
  13. Sun102°79°29%
  14. Mon101°81°32%
  15. Tue99°75°39%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 16, 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.

ZIP codes in Ulysses

  • 67880

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.