La Crosse, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
La Crosse weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain58%0.15″86°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——94°66°+8°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——94°69°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——98°72°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle25%—108°77°+10°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle36%—100°76°-8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle36%—99°73°-1°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
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 35 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 11:54 PM
- Moonset
- 11:52 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
La Crosse at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 67548
16-Day Forecast — La Crosse
- Sat86°66°58%
- Sun94°66°3%
- Mon94°69°2%
- Tue98°72°5%
- Wed108°77°25%
- Thu100°76°36%
- Fri99°73°36%
- Sat81°67°8%
- Sun89°64°3%
- Mon93°66°2%
- Tue99°69°1%
- Wed107°72°10%
- Thu113°80°14%
- Fri115°84°14%
- Sat114°87°13%
- Sun105°81°21%
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 — La Crosse
SPC has placed La Crosse in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 La Crosse
- 67548