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Paradise, Kansas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Paradise weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Paradise, KS
Saturday, July 4 at 11:43 PM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
87%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
1:15 AM
Sunset
4:05 PM
Paradise, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastParadise, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 89°
Paradise, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Showers
    76%
    0.18″
    84°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Partly Cloudy
    89°66°+5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    93°67°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    98°73°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    27%
    103°76°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    99°74°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Showers
    23%
    0.04″
    99°74°
Paradise, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
108° · veering 63°
Direction
ESE
108°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 9
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 9 · pk 26 @ 5:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 155SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 63° from the ese.
Paradise, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
955.5
+1.9 mb in 3h · rising · 28.22 inHg
Now
955.5
mb
3h
+1.9
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 952957
945950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW956.9952.0955.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Paradise, KS
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
+5 in 6h

AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneModerate
69μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

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 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Paradise, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.2mi
UNLIMITED
64 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
04:43 UTC · Paradise, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
04:43 UTC · Paradise, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Paradise, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Paradise, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Paradise, KS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:44 AM
Sunrise
1:15 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
4:05 PM
Civil dusk
9:38 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Paradise, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:53 PM
Moonset
11:50 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Paradise, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Paradise at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 67658

16-Day Forecast — Paradise

  1. Sat84°67°76%
  2. Sun89°66°1%
  3. Mon93°67°2%
  4. Tue98°73°5%
  5. Wed103°76°27%
  6. Thu99°74°27%
  7. Fri99°74°23%
  8. Sat82°68°15%
  9. Sun87°66°2%
  10. Mon92°67°2%
  11. Tue99°70°2%
  12. Wed106°72°9%
  13. Thu114°79°10%
  14. Fri113°81°13%
  15. Sat110°84°13%
  16. Sun102°79°23%

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 — Paradise

SPC has placed Paradise 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 Paradise

  • 67658

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.