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Leavenworth, Kansas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Leavenworth weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Leavenworth, KS
Saturday, July 4 at 4:57 PM
78
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
79%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:58 AM
Sunset
3:49 PM
Leavenworth, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLeavenworth, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 88°
Leavenworth, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    63%
    0.76″
    79°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    10%
    0.09″
    89°64°+10°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    86°68°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    87°66°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    92°68°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    38%
    88°74°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    35%
    85°69°-3°
Leavenworth, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
259° · veering 102°
Direction
W
259°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 26 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 155SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 102° from the w.
Leavenworth, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.3
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.07 inHg
Now
984.3
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
+2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982987
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.2982.1985.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Leavenworth, KS
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
+4 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
10.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
110μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 55
UV peak
3.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 55

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Leavenworth, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
46%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
45.9mi
UNLIMITED
67 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
21:57 UTC · Leavenworth, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
21:57 UTC · Leavenworth, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Leavenworth, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Leavenworth, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Leavenworth, KS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:27 AM
Sunrise
12:58 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
3:49 PM
Civil dusk
9:23 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Leavenworth, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 PM
Moonset
10:27 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Leavenworth, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Leavenworth at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 66048

16-Day Forecast — Leavenworth

  1. Sat79°69°63%
  2. Sun89°64°10%
  3. Mon86°68°1%
  4. Tue87°66°0%
  5. Wed92°68°8%
  6. Thu88°74°38%
  7. Fri85°69°35%
  8. Sat81°64°11%
  9. Sun82°60°8%
  10. Mon81°59°5%
  11. Tue83°60°4%
  12. Wed87°59°13%
  13. Thu88°64°16%
  14. Fri89°73°23%
  15. Sat87°69°32%
  16. Sun80°62°27%

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 — Leavenworth

SPC has placed Leavenworth 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 Leavenworth

  • 66027
  • 66048

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.