Glen Elder, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Glen Elder weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle60%0.08″85°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——90°67°+5°
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——94°69°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——97°72°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast26%—102°75°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast29%—97°74°-5°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle29%—99°73°+2°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.67 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 41 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.67 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.67
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:51 PM
- Moonset
- 11:47 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Glen Elder at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 67446
16-Day Forecast — Glen Elder
- Sat85°66°60%
- Sun90°67°3%
- Mon94°69°2%
- Tue97°72°3%
- Wed102°75°26%
- Thu97°74°29%
- Fri99°73°29%
- Sat84°67°11%
- Sun86°67°3%
- Mon92°67°3%
- Tue100°69°3%
- Wed104°71°5%
- Thu113°76°6%
- Fri109°83°10%
- Sat115°82°13%
- Sun101°78°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 — Glen Elder
SPC has placed Glen Elder in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Glen Elder
- 67446