Riley, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Riley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain70%1.6″82°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——91°64°+9°
- MondayJul 6Clear——93°70°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——92°69°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast29%—103°70°+11°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle48%0.02″98°75°-5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle34%—96°72°-2°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 11:45 PM
- Moonset
- 11:41 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Riley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 66531
16-Day Forecast — Riley
- Sat82°67°70%
- Sun91°64°7%
- Mon93°70°9%
- Tue92°69°2%
- Wed103°70°29%
- Thu98°75°48%
- Fri96°72°34%
- Sat76°69°11%
- Sun84°65°4%
- Mon90°65°1%
- Tue96°66°3%
- Wed101°70°4%
- Thu107°75°7%
- Fri111°83°16%
- Sat108°74°16%
- Sun101°74°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 — Riley
SPC has placed Riley in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Riley
- 66531