Kansas City, Kansas Weather
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Kansas City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 9:23 AM CDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Drizzle—0.04″70°63°—
- TuesdaySep 22Overcast——71°61°+1°
- WednesdaySep 23Overcast——78°55°+7°
- ThursdaySep 24Overcast——80°59°+2°
- FridaySep 25Light Drizzle36%—84°62°+4°
- SaturdaySep 26Heavy Drizzle51%—86°66°+2°
- SundaySep 27Heavy Drizzle33%—78°65°-8°
Air quality now AQI 17 · Good
AQI 17 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.
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).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 4:50 PM
- Moonset
- 1:44 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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Kansas City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 67°F (high 70°F, low 63°F), 3°F below the 70°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: April 4 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 13 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash
16-Day Forecast — Kansas City
- Mon70°63°6%
- Tue71°61°2%
- Wed78°55°0%
- Thu80°59°9%
- Fri84°62°36%
- Sat86°66°51%
- Sun78°65°33%
- Mon83°64°32%
- Tue81°64°40%
- Wed79°58°14%
- Thu88°61°10%
- Fri89°69°24%
- Sat82°62°24%
- Sun63°51°14%
- Mon65°46°19%
- Tue63°48°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Kansas City
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Right now in the garden
Fall planting + final harvests
As of September 21, the season's first frost (typically November 2) is approaching. Pick what frost-tender plants still carry before the next cold front. This city's planting calendar for September: plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, and winter squash.
Sun & seasons in Kansas City
Kansas City sits in Wyandotte County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 55m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 25m — a swing of +5h 30m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Wichita, the state’s largest city, lies about 172 miles to the SW. The nearest town Kansas City tracks is Overland Park, roughly 17 miles to the S.
Air quality in Kansas City
Air quality in Kansas City’s county has trended cleaner since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2025 (median AQI 45). See the full air-quality history for Kansas City.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | lettuce, spinach, radishes |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| August | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| November | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
Kansas City peaks at about 81°F in July and bottoms near 30°F in January; May brings the heaviest rain (5.7 inches) and January the least (1.4 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip |
|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 1.4″ |
| February | 34° | 1.5″ |
| March | 44° | 3.4″ |
| April | 56° | 3.9″ |
| May | 65° | 5.7″ |
| June | 75° | 5.5″ |
| July | 81° | 3.4″ |
| August | 80° | 3.5″ |
| September | 72° | 3.0″ |
| October | 59° | 3.2″ |
| November | 44° | 3.1″ |
| December | 32° | 1.9″ |
Regional context
Similar climates Edwardsville, KS, Lake Quivira, KS, Bonner Springs, KS
Kansas City swings from 30°F in January to 81°F in July (52°F) per modelled 1991-2020 normals (EC_Earth3P_HR model via Open-Meteo); precipitation in Kansas City runs about 39.4 inches.
Summer convection drives Kansas City's precipitation: May logs 5.7 inches, against January's 1.4 inches — warm-season storms carry Kansas City's moisture. Kansas City shares that warm-season-wet pattern with places like Edwardsville, KS, Lake Quivira, KS and Bonner Springs, KS.
Around April 4, Kansas City sheds its freezing nights — kale, peas, spinach, and parsnips go into Kansas City's beds. Heat-demanding starts go out a fortnight on in Kansas City, after the soil warms and cold snaps clear. By November 2, frost is back in Kansas City — protect or harvest anything tender. That date is a median: Kansas City freezes sooner in half of years.
Similar climates: Edwardsville, KS, Lake Quivira, KS, Bonner Springs, KS, Merriam, KS, Mission, KS.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Kansas City?
- In Kansas City, expect the last spring frost near April 4; Kansas City's first autumn frost comes around November 2.
- What is the rainy season in Kansas City?
- Kansas City sees its heaviest rain in May (around 5.7 inches), part of roughly 39 inches a year.
- What is the warmest month in Kansas City?
- July is Kansas City's warmest month, averaging about 81°F.
- What is the coldest month in Kansas City?
- Kansas City bottoms out in January, with a mean near 30°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Kansas City?
- Kansas City's last frost (April 4) cues hardy greens; in Kansas City, hold heat-lovers two weeks past.
- What hardiness zone is Kansas City?
- Kansas City's hardiness zone tracks its winter low; with January near 30°F, check the USDA ZIP map for the exact zone.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Kansas City?
- Kansas City's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Kansas City?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Kansas City in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Kansas City?
- Current conditions for Kansas City and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Kansas City forecast updated?
- The Kansas City forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Kansas City?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Kansas City are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Kansas City?
- The next few days in Kansas City's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Kansas City sits at 39.1°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Kansas City
- 66101
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