Paola, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Paola weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers48%2.7″81°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast14%—89°67°+8°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——86°69°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——87°66°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——90°69°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast40%—92°76°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle39%0.01″87°73°-5°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.6 µg/m³.
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 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 5.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.6 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:12 PM
- Moonset
- 10:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Paola at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 66071
16-Day Forecast — Paola
- Sat81°71°48%
- Sun89°67°14%
- Mon86°69°4%
- Tue87°66°3%
- Wed90°69°4%
- Thu92°76°40%
- Fri87°73°39%
- Sat83°66°20%
- Sun81°61°6%
- Mon80°60°3%
- Tue82°61°6%
- Wed85°61°15%
- Thu87°63°17%
- Fri90°72°13%
- Sat84°69°29%
- Sun81°63°26%
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 — Paola
SPC has placed Paola 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 Paola
- 66071