Emporia, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Emporia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Mostly Clear——89°64°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast10%—92°69°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——88°68°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast16%—95°68°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast36%—91°76°-4°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle36%—87°70°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast12%—89°68°+2°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 2 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 11:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Emporia 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: 66801
15-Day Forecast — Emporia
- Sun89°64°3%
- Mon92°69°10%
- Tue88°68°1%
- Wed95°68°16%
- Thu91°76°36%
- Fri87°70°36%
- Sat89°68°12%
- Sun89°70°8%
- Mon91°71°3%
- Tue97°71°3%
- Wed96°76°6%
- Thu95°69°11%
- Fri91°71°14%
- Sat90°70°16%
- Sun94°74°16%
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 — Emporia
SPC includes Emporia 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 Emporia
- 66801