Maize, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Maize weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——91°66°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——93°69°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——95°74°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——106°77°+11°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle24%—99°78°-7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle35%0.01″95°73°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle13%—101°73°+6°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³ (AQI 50) with a 0.87 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 9.0 µg/m³ (AQI 50) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
- 11:47 PM
- Moonset
- 11:44 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Maize at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 67101
15-Day Forecast — Maize
- Sun91°66°5%
- Mon93°69°2%
- Tue95°74°2%
- Wed106°77°4%
- Thu99°78°24%
- Fri95°73°35%
- Sat101°73°13%
- Sun93°73°3%
- Mon96°75°1%
- Tue106°76°1%
- Wed104°79°4%
- Thu102°77°14%
- Fri96°75°19%
- Sat95°75°17%
- Sun100°78°19%
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 — Maize
SPC includes Maize in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Maize
- 67101
- 67223