Silver Lake, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Silver Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers52%0.20″91°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast22%—89°66°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——90°70°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——90°68°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm13%—94°72°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle31%0.01″85°70°-9°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear27%—92°72°+7°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.80 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~64%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 10:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Silver Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°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
- Sat92°68°52%
- Sun89°66°22%
- Mon90°70°8%
- Tue90°68°4%
- Wed94°72°13%
- Thu85°70°31%
- Fri92°72°27%
- Sat93°68°18%
- Sun101°74°7%
- Mon93°74°8%
- Tue88°67°6%
- Wed88°65°9%
- Thu112°69°10%
- Fri99°76°13%
- Sat90°67°19%
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 — Silver Lake
SPC has placed Silver Lake in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Silver Lake
- 66539