Galena, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Galena weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle63%0.02″88°69°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——89°71°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——86°69°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy——91°68°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast15%—92°75°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast36%—86°75°-6°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle27%—92°74°+6°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.75 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 8.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 51 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 8.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 51
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- 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
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 11:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Galena at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°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: 66739
16-Day Forecast — Galena
- Sun88°69°63%
- Mon89°71°4%
- Tue86°69°1%
- Wed91°68°1%
- Thu92°75°15%
- Fri86°75°36%
- Sat92°74°27%
- Sun92°70°9%
- Mon96°74°3%
- Tue91°65°1%
- Wed96°73°5%
- Thu98°72°12%
- Fri88°73°19%
- Sat86°70°23%
- Sun89°69°26%
- Mon94°70°19%
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 — Galena
SPC includes Galena in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Galena
- 66739