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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 2:35 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
95%
Wind
1 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 67 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 93°
Zenda, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    93°67°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    93°70°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    96°72°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    107°76°+11°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    23%
    103°75°-4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    23%
    92°72°-11°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Clear
    104°72°+12°
Zenda, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
090° · backing 40°
Direction
E
090°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 9
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 9 · pk 30 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 174SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Zenda, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
956.3
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.24 inHg
Now
956.3
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
+1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 954958
945950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW958.0953.5956.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Zenda, KS
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
5.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
14μg/m³
OzoneGood
42μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Zenda, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.8mi
UNLIMITED
70 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
07:35 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
07:35 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
75% 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: 4°F below 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

15-Day Forecast — Zenda

  1. Sun93°67°5%
  2. Mon93°70°1%
  3. Tue96°72°2%
  4. Wed107°76°5%
  5. Thu103°75°23%
  6. Fri92°72°23%
  7. Sat104°72°8%
  8. Sun95°72°4%
  9. Mon98°74°2%
  10. Tue106°74°1%
  11. Wed107°78°4%
  12. Thu101°75°14%
  13. Fri96°75°16%
  14. Sat95°72°16%
  15. Sun100°76°19%

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.