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Silver Lake, Kansas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Silver Lake, KS
Sunday, July 5 at 1:08 AM
65
°
Foggy
Feels like
70°
Humidity
97%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
1:03 AM
Sunset
3:52 PM
Silver Lake, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSilver Lake, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 87°
Silver Lake, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    87°63°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    89°69°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    90°69°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    15%
    98°68°+8°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    42%
    90°73°-8°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    41%
    82°69°-8°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    16%
    88°67°+6°
Silver Lake, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
307° · veering 157°
Direction
NW
307°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 7 · pk 26 @ 1:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 115SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Silver Lake, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.3
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.01 inHg
Now
982.3
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
+2.7
mb
24h
+2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979985
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.3979.4982.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Silver Lake, KS
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
-8 in 6hPeak ~39 @ 12 PM

AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 during the projected peak around 12 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
20μg/m³
OzoneGood
36μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Silver Lake, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
0.0mi
DENSE FOG
51 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
06:08 UTC · Silver Lake, 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
06:08 UTC · Silver Lake, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Silver Lake, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Silver Lake, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Silver Lake, KS
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:31 AM
Sunrise
1:03 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
3:52 PM
Civil dusk
9:26 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Silver Lake, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:41 PM
Moonset
11:37 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Silver Lake, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Silver Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 66539

15-Day Forecast — Silver Lake

  1. Sun87°63°3%
  2. Mon89°69°2%
  3. Tue90°69°2%
  4. Wed98°68°15%
  5. Thu90°73°42%
  6. Fri82°69°41%
  7. Sat88°67°16%
  8. Sun90°71°6%
  9. Mon94°72°2%
  10. Tue102°72°4%
  11. Wed96°72°8%
  12. Thu98°69°10%
  13. Fri96°70°11%
  14. Sat93°69°13%
  15. Sun96°74°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 — Silver Lake

SPC includes Silver Lake 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 Silver Lake

  • 66539

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.