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Severance, Kansas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Severance weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Severance, KS
Saturday, July 4 at 3:24 PM
83
°
Overcast
Feels like
87°
Humidity
55%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:58 AM
Sunset
3:52 PM
Severance, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSeverance, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 90°
Severance, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    64%
    0.09″
    84°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    91°68°+7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    87°67°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    87°67°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    93°68°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    89°76°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    85°66°-4°
Severance, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
098° · backing 90°
Direction
E
098°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 8 · pk 27 @ 12:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 96SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Severance, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.9
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.03 inHg
Now
982.9
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
+2.8
mb
24h
+1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980984
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW984.4979.9982.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Severance, KS
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
+11 in 6hPeak ~45 @ 11 PM

AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
102μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
5.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 48

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.75
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Severance, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
97%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
67.7mi
UNLIMITED
67 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
20:24 UTC · Severance, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
20:24 UTC · Severance, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Severance, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Severance, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Severance, KS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:26 AM
Sunrise
12:58 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
3:52 PM
Civil dusk
9:26 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Severance, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:16 PM
Moonset
10:28 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Severance, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Severance at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°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.

16-Day Forecast — Severance

  1. Sat84°70°64%
  2. Sun91°68°9%
  3. Mon87°67°1%
  4. Tue87°67°2%
  5. Wed93°68°7%
  6. Thu89°76°48%
  7. Fri85°66°29%
  8. Sat81°63°10%
  9. Sun81°60°5%
  10. Mon82°60°6%
  11. Tue83°61°3%
  12. Wed88°59°6%
  13. Thu91°67°16%
  14. Fri90°75°17%
  15. Sat86°66°35%
  16. Sun80°61°26%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — Severance

SPC has placed Severance 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 Severance

  • 66087

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.