Piedmont, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Piedmont weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Partly Cloudy23%—89°66°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——92°71°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——87°67°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——93°69°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle26%—97°73°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast33%—90°73°-7°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle19%—93°70°+3°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.78 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 2.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 2.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 11:43 PM
- Moonset
- 11:40 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Piedmont at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 67122
16-Day Forecast — Piedmont
- Sun88°66°23%
- Mon92°71°4%
- Tue87°67°4%
- Wed93°69°3%
- Thu97°73°26%
- Fri90°73°33%
- Sat93°70°19%
- Sun95°70°5%
- Mon97°73°3%
- Tue99°76°3%
- Wed100°79°3%
- Thu101°72°4%
- Fri107°76°6%
- Sat112°78°10%
- Sun96°76°10%
- Mon99°77°7%
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 — Piedmont
SPC includes Piedmont in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Piedmont
- 67122