Syracuse, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Syracuse weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——92°64°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——96°66°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——100°73°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers23%0.04″101°72°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers47%0.26″100°70°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast47%—96°70°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle12%—102°75°+6°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 19.8 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 19.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.44
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:04 PM
- Moonset
- 11:03 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Syracuse at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 67878
15-Day Forecast — Syracuse
- Sun93°65°2%
- Mon96°66°7%
- Tue100°73°7%
- Wed101°72°23%
- Thu100°70°47%
- Fri96°70°47%
- Sat102°75°12%
- Sun94°72°1%
- Mon103°73°1%
- Tue110°76°5%
- Wed110°80°15%
- Thu102°75°23%
- Fri95°76°27%
- Sat99°72°13%
- Sun104°77°23%
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 — Syracuse
SPC includes Syracuse in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Syracuse
- 67878