Protection, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Protection weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——94°74°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast10%—97°68°+3°
- MondayJul 6Clear——96°70°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——99°74°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—110°79°+11°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle30%—110°80°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast30%—104°77°-6°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 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 39 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:54 PM
- Moonset
- 11:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Protection at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 67127
16-Day Forecast — Protection
- Sat94°74°9%
- Sun97°68°10%
- Mon96°70°1%
- Tue99°74°5%
- Wed110°79°13%
- Thu110°80°30%
- Fri104°77°30%
- Sat85°70°8%
- Sun89°65°3%
- Mon93°68°3%
- Tue101°69°2%
- Wed109°73°7%
- Thu112°83°16%
- Fri116°84°16%
- Sat114°83°8%
- Sun111°83°19%
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 — Protection
SPC has placed Protection 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 Protection
- 67127