Clay Center, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Clay Center weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Partly Cloudy——90°64°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——94°70°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——97°71°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast44%—109°72°+12°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle44%—95°74°-14°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers32%0.09″79°68°-16°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——89°65°+10°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
- 11:47 PM
- Moonset
- 11:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Clay Center at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 67432
15-Day Forecast — Clay Center
- Sun90°64°6%
- Mon94°70°5%
- Tue97°71°1%
- Wed109°72°44%
- Thu95°74°44%
- Fri79°68°32%
- Sat89°65°8%
- Sun95°70°4%
- Mon99°73°2%
- Tue107°74°3%
- Wed102°73°5%
- Thu107°68°16%
- Fri96°70°14%
- Sat96°71°16%
- Sun104°75°12%
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 — Clay Center
SPC includes Clay Center 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 Clay Center
- 67432