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 5Overcast——95°64°—
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——96°66°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—101°70°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle18%—102°75°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle47%—104°72°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Rain47%0.19″104°68°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast23%—102°72°-2°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 14.2 µg/m³ (AQI 61), ratio 0.67 with 10 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 58 now. With UV 7.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 56 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 58
- UV peak
- 7.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 56
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.2 µg/m³ (AQI 61), ratio 0.67 with 10 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.67
- Wind
- breezy
- 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: 18°F above 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
16-Day Forecast — Elkhart
- Sun95°64°7%
- Mon96°66°3%
- Tue101°70°10%
- Wed102°75°18%
- Thu104°72°47%
- Fri104°68°47%
- Sat102°72°23%
- Sun100°73°3%
- Mon104°78°2%
- Tue105°79°2%
- Wed110°83°4%
- Thu112°82°15%
- Fri103°74°19%
- Sat99°75°26%
- Sun98°77°32%
- Mon99°73°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