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 5Overcast——91°66°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——92°68°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——86°68°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——89°67°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast46%—90°74°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle46%—92°70°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast22%—90°66°-2°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 63 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 66 around 1 PM.
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 63 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 66 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 63
- UV peak
- 7.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 66
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- 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
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 11:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Princeton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°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: 66078
16-Day Forecast — Princeton
- Sun91°66°5%
- Mon92°68°4%
- Tue86°68°0%
- Wed89°67°2%
- Thu90°74°46%
- Fri92°70°46%
- Sat90°66°22%
- Sun91°70°6%
- Mon91°71°3%
- Tue87°64°3%
- Wed91°67°3%
- Thu92°70°11%
- Fri88°69°14%
- Sat90°67°14%
- Sun93°69°26%
- Mon92°69°26%
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 includes Princeton 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 Princeton
- 66078