Highland, Kansas Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Highland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Mostly Clear——89°66°—
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——91°69°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast15%—88°68°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle55%—84°73°-4°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers46%—92°72°+8°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear29%—89°69°-3°
- SundayJul 12Mostly Clear10%—92°71°+3°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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 51 now. With UV 8.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 55.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 8.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 55
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 12:02 AM
- Moonset
- 12:42 PM
- In sign
- ♈︎ Aries
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Highland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 66035
16-Day Forecast — Highland
- Mon89°66°1%
- Tue91°69°0%
- Wed88°68°15%
- Thu84°73°55%
- Fri92°72°46%
- Sat89°69°29%
- Sun92°71°10%
- Mon97°73°4%
- Tue101°73°3%
- Wed95°74°5%
- Thu70°58°11%
- Fri76°56°11%
- Sat79°58°13%
- Sun82°60°10%
- Mon85°60°16%
- Tue83°68°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Highland
SPC includes Highland in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Highland
- 66035