Wayside, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wayside weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain36%0.35″90°72°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast47%—87°70°-3°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear11%—88°72°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——89°69°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——92°72°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast30%—96°76°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast35%—89°74°-7°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.8 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 36 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 11:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Wayside at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Wayside
- Sat90°74°36%
- Sun87°72°47%
- Mon88°72°11%
- Tue89°69°1%
- Wed92°72°2%
- Thu96°76°30%
- Fri89°74°35%
- Sat82°68°18%
- Sun79°66°7%
- Mon84°65°5%
- Tue87°66°6%
- Wed92°69°13%
- Thu95°74°16%
- Fri95°77°9%
- Sat89°78°22%
- Sun101°76°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 — Wayside
SPC has placed Wayside in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Wayside
- 67301