Halstead, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Halstead weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain33%0.06″82°70°—
- SundayJul 5Mostly Clear——91°64°+9°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——92°69°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——93°71°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—104°76°+11°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle31%—106°74°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle31%0.01″96°74°-10°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 11:47 PM
- Moonset
- 11:44 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Halstead at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 67056
16-Day Forecast — Halstead
- Sat82°70°33%
- Sun91°64°9%
- Mon92°69°1%
- Tue93°71°1%
- Wed104°76°10%
- Thu106°74°31%
- Fri96°74°31%
- Sat79°67°9%
- Sun84°63°7%
- Mon88°67°2%
- Tue94°69°1%
- Wed100°71°7%
- Thu104°80°11%
- Fri109°83°10%
- Sat105°82°11%
- Sun105°83°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 — Halstead
SPC has placed Halstead in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Halstead
- 67056