Elkhart, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elkhart weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast10%—94°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——96°68°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—100°72°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle24%—103°76°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle49%—102°71°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast49%—98°70°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy16%—103°73°+5°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32), ratio 0.64 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
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 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32), ratio 0.64 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.64
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 12:04 AM
- Moonset
- 12:03 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Elkhart at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 67950
15-Day Forecast — Elkhart
- Sun94°63°10%
- Mon96°68°4%
- Tue100°72°10%
- Wed103°76°24%
- Thu102°71°49%
- Fri98°70°49%
- Sat103°73°16%
- Sun96°72°2%
- Mon103°73°2%
- Tue108°76°3%
- Wed110°81°10%
- Thu105°77°18%
- Fri98°72°19%
- Sat99°70°19%
- Sun101°75°26%
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 — Elkhart
SPC includes Elkhart in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Elkhart
- 67950