Centralia, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Centralia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Partly Cloudy——87°64°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——88°69°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—88°69°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast31%—90°66°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle42%0.01″87°73°-3°
- FridayJul 10Showers39%—81°65°-6°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast10%—88°62°+7°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 55
- UV peak
- 6.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 55
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- 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
- 11:43 PM
- Moonset
- 11:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Centralia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 66415
16-Day Forecast — Centralia
- Sun87°64°1%
- Mon88°69°1%
- Tue88°69°10%
- Wed90°66°31%
- Thu87°73°42%
- Fri81°65°39%
- Sat88°62°10%
- Sun96°69°5%
- Mon86°69°3%
- Tue90°63°3%
- Wed89°67°4%
- Thu89°66°10%
- Fri88°68°26%
- Sat91°66°16%
- Sun93°70°16%
- Mon95°71°30%
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 — Centralia
SPC includes Centralia 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 Centralia
- 66415