North Kansas City, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
North Kansas City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain36%0.11″88°70°—
- SundayJul 5Showers25%0.14″93°67°+5°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm——88°67°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——88°70°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—93°70°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle37%—95°74°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle24%—92°74°-3°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.2 µg/m³.
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 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~86%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 4.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.2 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:12 PM
- Moonset
- 10:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
North Kansas City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — North Kansas City
- Sat86°70°36%
- Sun93°67°25%
- Mon88°67°7%
- Tue88°70°8%
- Wed93°70°10%
- Thu95°74°37%
- Fri92°74°24%
- Sat92°74°18%
- Sun82°67°9%
- Mon83°60°5%
- Tue86°63°5%
- Wed85°65°15%
- Thu87°68°10%
- Fri84°68°6%
- Sat87°71°11%
- Sun90°73°16%
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 — North Kansas City
SPC has placed North Kansas City 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 North Kansas City
- 64116
- 64144