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Viola, Kansas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Viola weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Viola, KS
Saturday, July 4 at 11:36 PM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
82%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
1:14 AM
Sunset
3:55 PM
Viola, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastViola, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 91°
Viola, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    18%
    90°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    91°68°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    93°71°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    94°72°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    104°76°+10°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    109°80°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    29%
    99°78°-10°
Viola, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
034° · backing 116°
Direction
NE
034°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 11
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 11 · pk 30 @ 10:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 166SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Viola, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
967.3
+1.4 mb in 3h · rising · 28.56 inHg
Now
967.3
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
+1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 965970
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW969.6965.0966.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Viola, KS
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.87 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneGood
52μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Viola, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
10%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
34.7mi
UNLIMITED
62 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
04:36 UTC · Viola, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
04:36 UTC · Viola, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Viola, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Viola, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Viola, KS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:44 AM
Sunrise
1:14 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
3:55 PM
Civil dusk
9:27 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Viola, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:48 PM
Moonset
11:45 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Viola, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Viola at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 67149

16-Day Forecast — Viola

  1. Sat90°74°18%
  2. Sun91°68°7%
  3. Mon93°71°1%
  4. Tue94°72°1%
  5. Wed104°76°8%
  6. Thu109°80°29%
  7. Fri99°78°29%
  8. Sat82°70°10%
  9. Sun84°65°5%
  10. Mon88°67°2%
  11. Tue94°69°1%
  12. Wed101°71°7%
  13. Thu105°79°13%
  14. Fri108°83°10%
  15. Sat106°84°11%
  16. Sun109°84°13%

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 — Viola

SPC has placed Viola 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 Viola

  • 67149

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.