Horace, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Horace weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast10%—90°64°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——95°64°+5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——96°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle10%—100°71°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle23%—100°73°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle45%—101°71°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers45%0.09″97°65°-4°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³ (AQI 56), ratio 0.52 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
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), ratio 0.52 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.52
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 11:04 PM
- Moonset
- 11:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Horace at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Horace
- Sat90°64°10%
- Sun95°64°4%
- Mon96°67°4%
- Tue100°71°10%
- Wed100°73°23%
- Thu101°71°45%
- Fri97°65°45%
- Sat86°64°11%
- Sun88°66°1%
- Mon94°66°2%
- Tue99°70°4%
- Wed106°74°17%
- Thu111°79°19%
- Fri107°82°12%
- Sat108°80°20%
- Sun102°79°27%
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 — Horace
SPC has placed Horace 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 Horace
- 67879