Lake City, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——95°66°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——95°71°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——99°73°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——109°77°+10°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers21%—104°81°-5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast26%—97°73°-7°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——107°73°+10°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 11:52 PM
- Moonset
- 11:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lake City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 67071
15-Day Forecast — Lake City
- Sun96°68°5%
- Mon95°71°1%
- Tue99°73°3%
- Wed109°77°9%
- Thu104°81°21%
- Fri97°73°26%
- Sat107°73°7%
- Sun97°72°3%
- Mon100°74°2%
- Tue110°74°1%
- Wed112°79°4%
- Thu100°74°12%
- Fri98°74°16%
- Sat97°73°14%
- Sun102°77°15%
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 — Lake City
SPC includes Lake City 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 Lake City
- 67071