Reading, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Reading weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——86°63°—
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——90°69°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——88°68°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—94°68°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast39%—92°76°-2°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle35%—86°70°-6°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast16%—89°68°+3°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 11.5 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Reading at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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: 66868
15-Day Forecast — Reading
- Sun86°63°3%
- Mon90°69°5%
- Tue88°68°2%
- Wed94°68°13%
- Thu92°76°39%
- Fri86°70°35%
- Sat89°68°16%
- Sun89°70°4%
- Mon91°71°1%
- Tue96°71°5%
- Wed96°75°3%
- Thu93°69°11%
- Fri92°72°14%
- Sat90°69°16%
- Sun93°73°16%
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 — Reading
SPC includes Reading 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 Reading
- 66868