Ottawa, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ottawa weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain58%0.13″81°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——90°63°+9°
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——93°69°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——88°67°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——91°70°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm44%0.25″91°75°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast41%—89°72°-2°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.83 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 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 11:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ottawa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 66067
16-Day Forecast — Ottawa
- Sat81°68°58%
- Sun90°63°9%
- Mon93°69°2%
- Tue88°67°2%
- Wed91°70°7%
- Thu91°75°44%
- Fri89°72°41%
- Sat75°67°13%
- Sun79°63°7%
- Mon84°64°2%
- Tue87°65°3%
- Wed90°68°4%
- Thu94°74°10%
- Fri94°78°11%
- Sat92°74°13%
- Sun99°78°13%
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 — Ottawa
SPC has placed Ottawa in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Ottawa
- 66067