Rolla, Kansas Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rolla weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——95°63°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——97°65°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast13%—99°71°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle26%—103°72°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle55%—104°73°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle55%—102°67°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle32%0.01″94°68°-8°
AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11.
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 44 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36), ratio 0.66 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.66
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 12:28 AM
- Moonset
- 1:07 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Rolla at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 67954
16-Day Forecast — Rolla
- Sun95°63°3%
- Mon97°65°1%
- Tue99°71°13%
- Wed103°72°26%
- Thu104°73°55%
- Fri102°67°55%
- Sat94°68°32%
- Sun93°68°5%
- Mon95°71°2%
- Tue98°74°6%
- Wed102°76°8%
- Thu104°77°8%
- Fri97°74°19%
- Sat104°74°23%
- Sun109°77°14%
- Mon103°75°22%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Rolla
SPC includes Rolla in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Rolla
- 67954