Seneca, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Seneca weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain71%0.18″81°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——88°65°+7°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——91°69°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——91°69°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast27%—102°69°+11°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle48%—92°71°-10°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle29%—94°71°+2°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.67 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~89%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 0.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.67 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.67
- 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
- 11:43 PM
- Moonset
- 11:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Seneca at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 66538
16-Day Forecast — Seneca
- Sat81°68°71%
- Sun88°65°7%
- Mon91°69°1%
- Tue91°69°1%
- Wed102°69°27%
- Thu92°71°48%
- Fri94°71°29%
- Sat85°68°8%
- Sun86°63°5%
- Mon90°64°5%
- Tue97°67°2%
- Wed99°71°6%
- Thu111°76°16%
- Fri110°82°23%
- Sat111°76°35%
- Sun99°78°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 — Seneca
SPC has placed Seneca 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 Seneca
- 66538