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Zenda, Kansas Weather

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

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

Zenda, KS
Sunday, July 5 at 3:32 PM
92
°
Clear
Feels like
97°
Humidity
40%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:18 AM
Sunset
3:57 PM
Zenda, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastZenda, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 70°H 93°
Zenda, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    93°66°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    94°70°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    93°71°-1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    100°71°+7°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    20%
    105°77°+5°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    0.02″
    103°73°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    100°72°-3°
Zenda, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
081° · veering 15°
Direction
E
081°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 6 · pk 22 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 159SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 15° from the e.
Zenda, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
957.7
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.28 inHg
Now
957.7
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
+1.6
mb
24h
+2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 954959
945950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW958.5953.5957.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Zenda, KS
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
+7 in 6hPeak ~49 @ 11 PM

AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 63 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Moderate
12.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
115μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 63 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 63
UV peak
7.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 63

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Zenda, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
96.8mi
UNLIMITED
98 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
20:32 UTC · Zenda, 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
20:32 UTC · Zenda, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Zenda, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Zenda, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Zenda, KS
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:48 AM
Sunrise
1:18 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
3:57 PM
Civil dusk
9:29 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Zenda, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
11:50 PM
Moonset
11:48 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Zenda, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Zenda at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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: 67159

16-Day Forecast — Zenda

  1. Sun93°66°5%
  2. Mon94°70°1%
  3. Tue93°71°4%
  4. Wed100°71°9%
  5. Thu105°77°20%
  6. Fri103°73°29%
  7. Sat100°72°13%
  8. Sun99°72°3%
  9. Mon104°78°2%
  10. Tue109°75°1%
  11. Wed117°83°2%
  12. Thu113°85°13%
  13. Fri96°79°17%
  14. Sat96°71°25%
  15. Sun96°72°24%
  16. Mon96°73°20%

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.

ZIP codes in Zenda

  • 67159

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.