Valley Center, Kansas Weather
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Valley Center weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——90°66°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——93°69°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——94°74°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——106°77°+12°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle25%—99°78°-7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle37%0.01″95°73°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle13%—99°72°+4°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.88 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 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 11:47 PM
- Moonset
- 11:44 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Valley Center at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 67147
15-Day Forecast — Valley Center
- Sun90°66°5%
- Mon93°69°2%
- Tue94°74°2%
- Wed106°77°4%
- Thu99°78°25%
- Fri95°73°37%
- Sat99°72°13%
- Sun92°72°3%
- Mon95°75°1%
- Tue105°76°1%
- Wed103°80°4%
- Thu101°76°14%
- Fri95°75°19%
- Sat95°75°17%
- Sun99°78°19%
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 — Valley Center
SPC includes Valley Center 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.
Microseason · July 1–5
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Dog-day cicadas emerge in waves, their rasp dominating every sunny hour; heat peaks above 90 degrees daily.
Day 186 of 365 · Wedge 37 of 72
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| January | — | — |
| February | — | — |
| March | — | — |
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| May | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, radishes |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, beans, summer squash |
| August | — | tomatoes, beans, summer squash |
| September | fall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrots | tomatoes, beans, summer squash |
| October | fall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrots | winter squash, tomatoes (last) |
| November | — | — |
| December | — | — |
A year in weather
In Valley Center, July runs warmest near 82°F and January coldest around 33°F, while May is the wettest month (5.2 inches) and January the driest (0.8 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 0.8″ | 2 |
| February | 38° | 1.2″ | 3 |
| March | 47° | 2.3″ | 4 |
| April | 57° | 3.1″ | 5 |
| May | 67° | 5.2″ | 7 |
| June | 77° | 4.9″ | 7 |
| July | 82° | 4.0″ | 6 |
| August | 80° | 4.3″ | 5 |
| September | 72° | 3.0″ | 4 |
| October | 59° | 2.9″ | 4 |
| November | 46° | 1.4″ | 3 |
| December | 36° | 1.2″ | 2 |
Regional context
In Valley Center, NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals put January near 33°F and July near 82°F — a 48°F seasonal arc — with about 34.3 inches of precipitation over 52 rainy or snowy days.
Valley Center's rain peaks in summer: May brings 5.2 inches over 7.2 thunderstorm-fed days, while January sees just 0.8 inches across 1.8 days under cooler, drier air. That puts Valley Center in a summer-convective cohort with places like Park City, KS, Kechi, KS and Sedgwick, KS.
Once Valley Center passes mid-April, overnight freezes fade and peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes can be sown. Valley Center's heat-lovers — tomatoes, peppers, squash — hold off until Valley Center's frost risk clears, 10-14 days on. The season ends by mid-November in Valley Center, once hard frosts set back in. A creek-bottom lot in Valley Center can lag Valley Center's last frost 7-10 days behind a south slope.
Similar climates: Park City, KS, Kechi, KS, Sedgwick, KS, Maize, KS, Furley, KS.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Valley Center?
- Frost typically leaves Valley Center by mid-April and returns to Valley Center near mid-November.
- What is the rainy season in Valley Center?
- May is the wettest month in Valley Center, about 5.2 inches on average; the year totals roughly 34 inches.
- What is the warmest month in Valley Center?
- The warmest stretch in Valley Center comes in July, around 82°F on average.
- What is the coldest month in Valley Center?
- On average January is the chilliest month in Valley Center, about 33°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Valley Center?
- Frost-hardy sowings begin at mid-April in Valley Center; warm-season starts follow two weeks on.
- How many rainy days does Valley Center get?
- Valley Center records around 52 days of measurable precipitation annually.
- What hardiness zone is Valley Center?
- Valley Center's USDA zone comes from its January mean (33°F); enter the ZIP on the USDA lookup for the number.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Valley Center?
- Valley Center's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Valley Center?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Valley Center in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Valley Center?
- Current conditions for Valley Center and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Valley Center forecast updated?
- The Valley Center forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Valley Center?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Valley Center are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Valley Center?
- The next few days in Valley Center's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Climate
Valley Center's humid subtropical climate in Kansas pairs 33°F Januarys with 82°F Julys, 49°F apart across the seasons.
Across the year, Valley Center collects about 34 inches of precipitation over roughly 52 days with measurable rain or snow.
The 49°F gap between Valley Center's summer and winter, at 37.8°N, shapes Valley Center's frost calendar.
ZIP codes in Valley Center
- 67147
- 67204