Overland Park, Kansas Weather
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Overland Park weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 2:00 AM CDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Overcast——75°63°—
- TuesdaySep 22Mostly Clear20%—65°58°-10°
- WednesdaySep 23Overcast——78°51°+13°
- ThursdaySep 24Overcast——77°56°-1°
- FridaySep 25Light Drizzle32%—82°60°+5°
- SaturdaySep 26Heavy Drizzle49%0.01″83°68°+1°
- SundaySep 27Heavy Drizzle31%—77°64°-6°
Air quality now AQI 24 · Good
AQI 24 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 4:49 PM
- Moonset
- 1:44 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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Overland Park at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 69°F (high 75°F, low 63°F), about the 70°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: April 8 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 6 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash
15-Day Forecast — Overland Park
- Mon75°63°9%
- Tue65°58°20%
- Wed78°51°1%
- Thu77°56°6%
- Fri82°60°32%
- Sat83°68°49%
- Sun77°64°31%
- Mon82°64°30%
- Tue80°63°37%
- Wed80°56°14%
- Thu82°55°15%
- Fri88°63°13%
- Sat87°69°16%
- Sun94°71°20%
- Mon83°61°13%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Overland Park
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Right now in the garden
Fall planting + final harvests
As of September 21, the season's first frost (typically October 29) is approaching. Pick what frost-tender plants still carry before the next cold front. This city's planting calendar for September: plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, and winter squash.
Sun & seasons in Overland Park
Overland Park sits in Johnson County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 54m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 26m — a swing of +5h 28m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Wichita, the state’s largest city, lies about 166 miles to the WSW. The nearest town Overland Park tracks is Olathe, roughly 7 miles to the W.
Air quality in Overland Park
Air quality in Overland Park’s county has trended dirtier since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 41). See the full air-quality history for Overland Park.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | spinach, radishes |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| August | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| November | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
Overland Park's warmest month is July (~81°F mean) and its coldest is January (~30°F). Rainfall peaks in May (5.7 inches) and bottoms out in January (1.4 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip |
|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 1.4″ |
| February | 34° | 1.5″ |
| March | 44° | 3.4″ |
| April | 56° | 3.9″ |
| May | 65° | 5.7″ |
| June | 75° | 5.5″ |
| July | 81° | 3.4″ |
| August | 80° | 3.5″ |
| September | 72° | 3.0″ |
| October | 59° | 3.2″ |
| November | 44° | 3.1″ |
| December | 32° | 1.9″ |
Regional context
Similar climates Leawood, KS, Olathe, KS, Prairie Village, KS
Drawing on modelled 1991-2020 normals (EC_Earth3P_HR model via Open-Meteo), Overland Park's January averages 30°F and July 81°F — 52°F apart — while precipitation totals roughly 39.4 inches.
Summer convection drives Overland Park's precipitation: May logs 5.7 inches, against January's 1.4 inches — warm-season storms carry Overland Park's moisture. That summer-storm rhythm groups Overland Park with places like Leawood, KS, Olathe, KS and Prairie Village, KS.
Overland Park's growing window opens around April 8, once Overland Park's overnight lows stop freezing — sow kale, peas, spinach, and parsnips. Hold Overland Park's tender crops — tomatoes, peppers, basil — until 10-14 days past Overland Park's last frost. Around October 29, freezing nights resume in Overland Park and tender crops must come in. In about half of years, Overland Park's last freeze comes after April 8.
Similar climates: Leawood, KS, Olathe, KS, Prairie Village, KS, Lenexa, KS, Merriam, KS.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Overland Park?
- Frost typically leaves Overland Park by April 8 and returns to Overland Park near October 29.
- What is the rainy season in Overland Park?
- Overland Park sees its heaviest rain in May (around 5.7 inches), part of roughly 39 inches a year.
- What is the warmest month in Overland Park?
- Overland Park peaks in July, when the mean runs near 81°F.
- What is the coldest month in Overland Park?
- January is Overland Park's coldest month, averaging about 30°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Overland Park?
- Around April 8, start frost-hardy crops in Overland Park; tomatoes and basil belong a fortnight later.
- What hardiness zone is Overland Park?
- With January around 30°F, Overland Park's zone reflects that minimum — the USDA ZIP map confirms Overland Park's band.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Overland Park?
- Overland Park's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Overland Park?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Overland Park in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Overland Park?
- Current conditions for Overland Park and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Overland Park forecast updated?
- The Overland Park forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Overland Park?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Overland Park are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Overland Park?
- The next few days in Overland Park's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Overland Park sits at 38.9°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Overland Park
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