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Arcadia, Kansas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Arcadia, KS
Saturday, July 4 at 1:55 PM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
80%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
1:02 AM
Sunset
3:43 PM
Arcadia, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastArcadia, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 53% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 70°H 89°
Arcadia, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    0.01″
    89°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    23%
    0.06″
    88°70°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    87°68°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    89°68°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    91°71°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    21%
    92°76°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    89°76°-3°
Arcadia, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
014° · backing 173°
Direction
NNE
014°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 5
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 5 · pk 32
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 242SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 20 mph with gusts pulsing to 32 — flags snap, branches bend.
Arcadia, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.7
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.14 inHg
Now
986.7
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
+1.8
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984988
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.9984.1987.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Arcadia, KS
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
105μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
7.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 25

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.75
Wind
windy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Arcadia, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
99%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.2mi
UNLIMITED
61 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
18:55 UTC · Arcadia, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
18:55 UTC · Arcadia, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Arcadia, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Arcadia, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Arcadia, KS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:32 AM
Sunrise
1:02 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
3:43 PM
Civil dusk
9:15 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Arcadia, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 PM
Moonset
10:27 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Arcadia, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Arcadia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 66711

16-Day Forecast — Arcadia

  1. Sat89°74°53%
  2. Sun88°70°23%
  3. Mon87°68°6%
  4. Tue89°68°4%
  5. Wed91°71°3%
  6. Thu92°76°21%
  7. Fri89°76°38%
  8. Sat78°69°23%
  9. Sun77°62°5%
  10. Mon79°60°4%
  11. Tue82°61°3%
  12. Wed84°63°10%
  13. Thu85°63°16%
  14. Fri87°69°13%
  15. Sat82°69°16%
  16. Sun79°66°35%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 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 — Arcadia

SPC has placed Arcadia in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Arcadia

  • 66711

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.