Utica, Kansas Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Utica weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast19%—81°55°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast17%—90°63°+9°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——97°72°+7°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——82°62°-15°
- FridayJun 19Overcast21%—88°60°+6°
- SaturdayJun 20Thunderstorm35%—101°66°+13°
- SundayJun 21Thunderstorm35%0.11″90°68°-11°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM10 at 28.3 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.35 fine-to-coarse ratio under 13 mph wind — coarse road or agricultural dust being kicked up.
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. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 0.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM10 at 28.3 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.35 fine-to-coarse ratio under 13 mph wind — coarse road or agricultural dust being kicked up.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.35
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- blown dust
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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 7:32 AM
- Moonset
- 10:24 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Utica at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Utica
- Mon81°55°19%
- Tue90°64°17%
- Wed97°72°1%
- Thu82°62°2%
- Fri88°60°21%
- Sat101°66°35%
- Sun90°68°35%
- Mon80°66°23%
- Tue86°64°29%
- Wed93°64°30%
- Thu100°76°30%
- Fri99°65°20%
- Sat100°67°16%
- Sun91°67°18%
- Mon94°71°23%
- Tue104°69°27%
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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Utica
SPC has placed Utica in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Utica
- 67584