New Salem, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
New Salem weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy19%—87°66°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——89°70°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——90°69°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——101°72°+11°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle29%—103°73°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast36%—88°74°-15°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle13%—99°69°+11°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 11:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
New Salem at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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.
15-Day Forecast — New Salem
- Sun87°65°19%
- Mon89°70°6%
- Tue90°69°1%
- Wed101°72°3%
- Thu103°73°29%
- Fri88°74°36%
- Sat99°69°13%
- Sun87°70°6%
- Mon91°71°1%
- Tue100°73°2%
- Wed99°75°5%
- Thu95°71°10%
- Fri91°71°11%
- Sat91°69°12%
- Sun96°73°16%
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 — New Salem
SPC includes New Salem in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 New Salem
- 67156