Alden, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alden weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain36%0.09″85°67°—
- SundayJul 5Foggy——91°64°+6°
- MondayJul 6Clear——93°69°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——95°72°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—107°77°+12°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle34%—106°75°-1°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle34%—98°75°-8°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
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 31 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:51 PM
- Moonset
- 11:48 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Alden at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 67512
16-Day Forecast — Alden
- Sat85°67°36%
- Sun91°64°4%
- Mon93°69°1%
- Tue95°72°2%
- Wed107°77°12%
- Thu106°75°34%
- Fri98°75°34%
- Sat81°68°9%
- Sun87°64°5%
- Mon89°67°2%
- Tue96°70°2%
- Wed102°71°10%
- Thu110°79°13%
- Fri114°84°16%
- Sat111°84°13%
- Sun105°80°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Alden
SPC has placed Alden in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Alden
- 67512