Menlo, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Menlo weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers72%0.16″86°64°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——89°64°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——92°65°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——97°72°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle21%—98°73°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle42%—97°70°-1°
- FridayJul 10Showers42%0.11″96°69°-1°
AQI 65 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 12:00 AM
- Moonset
- 11:58 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Menlo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Menlo
- Sat86°64°72%
- Sun89°64°9%
- Mon92°65°7%
- Tue97°72°9%
- Wed98°73°21%
- Thu97°70°42%
- Fri96°69°42%
- Sat84°64°7%
- Sun87°66°2%
- Mon93°66°2%
- Tue99°70°7%
- Wed105°72°15%
- Thu109°79°20%
- Fri107°79°13%
- Sat105°76°14%
- Sun97°77°26%
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 — Menlo
SPC has placed Menlo 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 Menlo
- 67753