Elmdale, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elmdale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Mostly Clear——90°65°—
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy11%—94°69°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——92°68°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast16%—105°70°+13°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast37%—95°78°-10°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle37%—94°70°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle11%—92°68°-2°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 during the projected peak around 3 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 11:41 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Elmdale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 66850
15-Day Forecast — Elmdale
- Sun90°65°3%
- Mon94°69°11%
- Tue92°68°1%
- Wed105°70°16%
- Thu95°78°37%
- Fri94°70°37%
- Sat92°68°11%
- Sun92°70°7%
- Mon94°72°2%
- Tue104°71°2%
- Wed101°77°5%
- Thu100°70°11%
- Fri94°70°16%
- Sat94°71°16%
- Sun98°76°13%
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 — Elmdale
SPC includes Elmdale 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 Elmdale
- 66850