Valley Falls, Kansas Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Valley Falls weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Light Rain56%0.06″80°63°—
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm——93°67°+13°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——78°60°-15°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——81°59°+3°
- SaturdayJun 20T-storm w/ Hail62%—77°62°-4°
- SundayJun 21Thunderstorm72%4.3″74°66°-3°
- MondayJun 22Light Drizzle41%0.01″67°63°-7°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 46 now. With UV 8.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 36 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 8.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 36
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- 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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 7:09 AM
- Moonset
- 10:08 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Valley Falls at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°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.
16-Day Forecast — Valley Falls
- Tue80°63°56%
- Wed93°68°4%
- Thu78°60°5%
- Fri81°59°6%
- Sat77°62°62%
- Sun74°66°72%
- Mon67°63°41%
- Tue74°63°19%
- Wed82°63°17%
- Thu84°66°26%
- Fri87°70°20%
- Sat89°73°22%
- Sun90°70°29%
- Mon86°72°48%
- Tue87°72°32%
- Wed83°70°32%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Valley Falls
SPC has placed Valley Falls in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Valley Falls
- 66088