Alta Vista, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alta Vista weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——90°64°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear10%—92°71°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——91°67°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast20%—105°68°+14°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle36%—95°74°-10°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm36%—85°68°-10°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle13%—89°66°+4°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 3 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 11:40 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Alta Vista at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 66834
15-Day Forecast — Alta Vista
- Sun90°64°2%
- Mon92°71°10%
- Tue91°67°4%
- Wed105°68°20%
- Thu95°74°36%
- Fri85°68°36%
- Sat89°66°13%
- Sun93°69°6%
- Mon96°71°2%
- Tue106°70°4%
- Wed101°74°5%
- Thu102°69°13%
- Fri94°70°17%
- Sat95°68°19%
- Sun99°73°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 — Alta Vista
SPC includes Alta Vista in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- 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 Alta Vista
- 66834