Soldier, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Soldier weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle65%0.04″79°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——87°65°+8°
- MondayJul 6Clear——88°69°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——89°68°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast24%—99°68°+10°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm48%0.08″94°72°-5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle39%—91°71°-3°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.78 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 11:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Soldier at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 66540
16-Day Forecast — Soldier
- Sat79°67°65%
- Sun87°65°6%
- Mon88°69°2%
- Tue89°68°1%
- Wed99°68°24%
- Thu94°72°48%
- Fri91°71°39%
- Sat78°67°8%
- Sun83°63°7%
- Mon87°64°2%
- Tue95°65°3%
- Wed96°69°8%
- Thu106°74°11%
- Fri108°81°11%
- Sat106°72°13%
- Sun102°72°14%
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 — Soldier
SPC has placed Soldier 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 Soldier
- 66540