Belle Plaine, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Belle Plaine weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy16%—90°66°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——92°70°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——93°70°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——105°73°+12°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle31%—103°74°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast31%—91°75°-12°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle13%—102°72°+11°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 11:46 PM
- Moonset
- 11:44 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Belle Plaine at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 67013
15-Day Forecast — Belle Plaine
- Sun91°64°16%
- Mon92°70°3%
- Tue93°70°1%
- Wed105°73°6%
- Thu103°74°31%
- Fri91°75°31%
- Sat102°72°13%
- Sun91°71°5%
- Mon94°72°1%
- Tue104°73°1%
- Wed102°77°4%
- Thu99°71°13%
- Fri92°73°17%
- Sat93°71°14%
- Sun98°75°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 — Belle Plaine
SPC includes Belle Plaine 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 Belle Plaine
- 67013