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

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

Hugoton, KS
Thursday, June 4 at 4:55 AM
65
°
Heavy Rain
Feels like
66°
Humidity
87%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Sunset
9:01 PM
Hugoton, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHugoton, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 90°
Hugoton, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    0.01″
    81°64°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Heavy Rain
    45%
    0.45″
    90°61°+9°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    95°63°+5°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    88°70°-7°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    96°65°+8°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    100°74°+4°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    104°77°+4°
Hugoton, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
326° · veering 163°
Direction
NW
326°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 12
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 29 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 219SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Hugoton, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
907.9
-3.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 26.81 inHg
Now
907.9
mb
3h
-3.2
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
-4.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 906914
900905910915920-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW913.6905.9905.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Hugoton, KS
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 35 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
75μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.5 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Hugoton, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
2.7mi
MIST/HAZE
83 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
04:55 UTC ·Hugoton, 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
04:55 UTC ·Hugoton, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Hugoton, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hugoton, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hugoton, KS
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:57 AM
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Daylight
14h 35m
Sunset
9:01 PM
Civil dusk
2:32 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Hugoton, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
5:06 AM
Moonset
2:58 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Hugoton, KS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hugoton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 30 (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 — Hugoton

SPC has placed Hugoton in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Hugoton

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.