Lansing, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lansing weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers65%0.37″81°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast10%—91°65°+10°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——87°67°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——87°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——92°68°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast44%—89°74°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle34%—86°70°-3°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 14.3 µg/m³.
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 55. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 55
- UV peak
- 8.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 30
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 14.3 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 10:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lansing at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 66043
16-Day Forecast — Lansing
- Sat81°69°65%
- Sun91°65°10%
- Mon87°67°1%
- Tue87°66°1%
- Wed92°68°7%
- Thu89°74°44%
- Fri86°70°34%
- Sat82°64°13%
- Sun82°60°6%
- Mon82°59°5%
- Tue84°61°5%
- Wed87°60°12%
- Thu88°64°13%
- Fri89°73°18%
- Sat89°69°29%
- Sun81°62°23%
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 — Lansing
SPC has placed Lansing 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 Lansing
- 66043
- 66048