Leawood, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Leawood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle29%—92°73°—
- SundayJul 5Light Showers33%0.12″86°69°-6°
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy16%—88°68°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——88°68°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——91°70°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast15%—90°74°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle26%—89°73°-1°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 51. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 8.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 28
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³ (AQI 55) 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
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
- 11:08 PM
- Moonset
- 10:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Leawood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Leawood
- Sat92°73°29%
- Sun86°69°33%
- Mon88°68°16%
- Tue88°68°8%
- Wed91°70°4%
- Thu90°74°15%
- Fri89°73°26%
- Sat78°68°19%
- Sun78°62°8%
- Mon80°59°4%
- Tue84°61°3%
- Wed82°65°6%
- Thu86°64°10%
- Fri86°70°11%
- Sat86°66°11%
- Sun81°65°10%
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 — Leawood
SPC has placed Leawood in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYENHEnhanced Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Numerous severe storms likely. Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts possible across the area. Track NWS warnings if storms develop.
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 Leawood
- 64804