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 4Overcast22%—89°74°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast65%—86°70°-3°
- MondayJul 6Clear——88°71°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——88°69°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——91°71°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast30%—90°74°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast30%—88°75°-2°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 33 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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: 7°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
- Sat89°74°22%
- Sun86°71°65%
- Mon88°71°8%
- Tue88°69°3%
- Wed91°71°1%
- Thu90°74°30%
- Fri88°75°30%
- Sat85°69°18%
- Sun79°67°7%
- Mon85°64°3%
- Tue86°66°5%
- Wed90°69°3%
- Thu90°73°13%
- Fri92°76°16%
- Sat90°78°9%
- Sun93°77°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 — Galena
SPC has placed Galena in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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