Bala, Kansas Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bala weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Clear——94°72°—
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——84°63°-10°
- FridayJun 19Drizzle16%0.04″82°59°-2°
- SaturdayJun 20T-storm w/ Hail59%0.47″81°66°-1°
- SundayJun 21Heavy Showers81%2.5″75°60°-6°
- MondayJun 22Light Drizzle——75°55°0°
- TuesdayJun 23Drizzle13%0.15″76°58°+1°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- windy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 8:32 AM
- Moonset
- 11:04 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Bala at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Bala
- Wed94°72°1%
- Thu84°63°4%
- Fri82°59°16%
- Sat81°66°59%
- Sun75°60°81%
- Mon75°55°9%
- Tue76°58°13%
- Wed81°61°23%
- Thu93°69°23%
- Fri93°69°22%
- Sat85°67°26%
- Sun80°61°24%
- Mon83°62°33%
- Tue85°62°31%
- Wed96°69°40%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Bala
SPC has placed Bala in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Bala
- 66531