Princeton, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Princeton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain52%0.54″81°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——91°64°+10°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle—0.02″92°70°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——87°67°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——91°71°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers43%0.34″90°75°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle40%—89°72°-1°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.85 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 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
Princeton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below 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: 66078
16-Day Forecast — Princeton
- Sat81°68°52%
- Sun91°64°9%
- Mon92°70°2%
- Tue87°67°2%
- Wed91°71°6%
- Thu90°75°43%
- Fri89°72°40%
- Sat76°67°13%
- Sun79°63°7%
- Mon83°65°2%
- Tue87°65°3%
- Wed90°68°5%
- Thu93°74°10%
- Fri93°78°11%
- Sat91°74°13%
- Sun96°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 — Princeton
SPC has placed Princeton 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 Princeton
- 66078