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Ford, Kansas Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Ford, KS
Thursday, June 4 at 6:31 PM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
60%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Sunset
8:56 PM
Ford, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFord, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 88°
Ford, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    0.03″
    88°65°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    93°65°+5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    19%
    90°69°-3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    19%
    93°65°+3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    24%
    104°74°+11°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    24%
    105°78°+1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Clear
    97°76°-8°
Ford, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
226° · veering 108°
Direction
SW
226°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 12
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 12 · pk 33 @ 4:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3212SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Ford, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
930.2
-2.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 27.47 inHg
Now
930.2
mb
3h
-2.3
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-4.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 928933
920925930935940-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW933.1927.7927.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Ford, KS
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
+1 in 6hPeak ~46 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 47 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 50 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
6.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
99μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 50 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
7.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 50

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Ford, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
65.2mi
UNLIMITED
121 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
18:31 UTC ·Ford, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
18:31 UTC ·Ford, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Ford, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ford, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ford, KS
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:48 AM
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:56 PM
Civil dusk
2:28 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Ford, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
5:01 AM
Moonset
2:50 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Ford, KS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 4, 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 — Ford

SPC has placed Ford in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Ford

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.