Highland, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Highland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain67%0.28″83°69°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle—0.02″89°67°+6°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——87°67°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——87°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——93°68°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast49%—89°75°-4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle27%—84°67°-5°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 4.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 45
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 10:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Highland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 66035
16-Day Forecast — Highland
- Sat83°69°67%
- Sun89°67°9%
- Mon87°67°1%
- Tue87°66°2%
- Wed93°68°8%
- Thu89°75°49%
- Fri84°67°27%
- Sat80°62°10%
- Sun81°60°6%
- Mon82°61°6%
- Tue83°60°3%
- Wed87°58°7%
- Thu91°66°16%
- Fri92°75°23%
- Sat86°66°35%
- Sun78°60°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 has placed Highland in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Highland
- 66035