Speed, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Speed weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle76%0.07″85°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——90°66°+5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——93°68°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——98°73°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle32%—100°73°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle32%—95°70°-5°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle21%—98°73°+3°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 11.4 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- 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
- 11:56 PM
- Moonset
- 11:52 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Speed at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Speed
- Sat85°67°76%
- Sun90°66°2%
- Mon93°68°2%
- Tue98°73°4%
- Wed100°73°32%
- Thu95°70°32%
- Fri98°73°21%
- Sat88°68°6%
- Sun89°68°1%
- Mon95°68°1%
- Tue102°71°6%
- Wed107°73°9%
- Thu113°78°11%
- Fri111°80°10%
- Sat110°80°13%
- Sun99°75°29%
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 — Speed
SPC has placed Speed in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Speed
- 67661