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White Cloud, Kansas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

White Cloud, KS
Saturday, July 4 at 2:17 PM
82
°
Overcast
Feels like
89°
Humidity
61%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:57 AM
Sunset
3:53 PM
White Cloud, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWhite Cloud, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 86°
White Cloud, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    70%
    0.11″
    85°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    10%
    89°68°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    87°67°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    87°66°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    10%
    94°68°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    89°73°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    26%
    85°68°-4°
White Cloud, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
056° · backing 108°
Direction
NE
056°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 7 · pk 21 @ 4:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 126SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
White Cloud, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.4
-2.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.01 inHg
Now
982.4
mb
3h
-2.0
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
+1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979984
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW984.4979.3982.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
White Cloud, KS
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
+8 in 6hPeak ~41 @ 11 PM

AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~95%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
7.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
96μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~95%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
6.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 18

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.74
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
White Cloud, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
94%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
59.7mi
UNLIMITED
59 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
19:17 UTC · White Cloud, 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
19:17 UTC · White Cloud, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
White Cloud, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
White Cloud, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
White Cloud, KS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:26 AM
Sunrise
12:57 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
3:53 PM
Civil dusk
9:27 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
White Cloud, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:16 PM
Moonset
10:28 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
White Cloud, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

White Cloud at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 66094

16-Day Forecast — White Cloud

  1. Sat85°69°70%
  2. Sun89°68°10%
  3. Mon87°67°1%
  4. Tue87°66°2%
  5. Wed94°68°10%
  6. Thu89°73°49%
  7. Fri85°68°26%
  8. Sat81°62°11%
  9. Sun82°60°6%
  10. Mon83°62°6%
  11. Tue84°60°3%
  12. Wed89°58°7%
  13. Thu93°67°16%
  14. Fri94°76°23%
  15. Sat86°66°35%
  16. Sun79°60°29%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — White Cloud

SPC has placed White Cloud 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 White Cloud

  • 66094

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.