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Cambridge, Kansas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Cambridge, KS
Saturday, July 4 at 10:06 PM
73
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
77°
Humidity
89%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:11 AM
Sunset
3:50 PM
Cambridge, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCambridge, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 68°H 88°
Cambridge, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Showers
    49%
    0.24″
    94°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Partly Cloudy
    23%
    88°68°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    90°71°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    88°68°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    95°72°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    25%
    102°75°+7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    0.01″
    89°74°-13°
Cambridge, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
152° · backing 5°
Direction
SSE
152°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 9 · pk 28 @ 11:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 225SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 5° from the sse.
Cambridge, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
970.2
+4.3 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 28.65 inHg
Now
970.2
mb
3h
+4.3
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 966972
960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW972.0965.6970.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Cambridge, KS
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.1 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
5.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
52μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Cambridge, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
70%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.4mi
UNLIMITED
81 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
03:06 UTC · Cambridge, 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
03:06 UTC · Cambridge, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Cambridge, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cambridge, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cambridge, KS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:41 AM
Sunrise
1:11 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
3:50 PM
Civil dusk
9:22 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Cambridge, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:44 PM
Moonset
11:41 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Cambridge, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cambridge at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
  • 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: 67023

16-Day Forecast — Cambridge

  1. Sat94°73°49%
  2. Sun88°68°23%
  3. Mon90°71°5%
  4. Tue88°68°2%
  5. Wed95°72°3%
  6. Thu102°75°25%
  7. Fri89°74°38%
  8. Sat81°68°14%
  9. Sun81°64°6%
  10. Mon83°65°2%
  11. Tue88°65°2%
  12. Wed94°69°5%
  13. Thu100°76°10%
  14. Fri101°79°10%
  15. Sat99°81°7%
  16. Sun103°79°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 — Cambridge

SPC has placed Cambridge 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 Cambridge

  • 67023

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.