Waterville, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Waterville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——90°64°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——91°68°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——91°68°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast19%—104°70°+13°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm39%—94°75°-10°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers39%0.05″85°69°-9°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——91°65°+6°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.73 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 6.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 39
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- 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
- 11:45 PM
- Moonset
- 11:41 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Waterville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 66548
16-Day Forecast — Waterville
- Sun90°64°5%
- Mon91°68°2%
- Tue91°68°1%
- Wed104°70°19%
- Thu94°75°39%
- Fri85°69°39%
- Sat91°65°9%
- Sun103°72°3%
- Mon111°75°2%
- Tue114°77°2%
- Wed95°74°5%
- Thu107°71°19%
- Fri124°76°19%
- Sat104°76°15%
- Sun103°75°23%
- Mon111°80°26%
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 — Waterville
SPC includes Waterville 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.
ZIP codes in Waterville
- 66548