Silver Lake, Kansas Weather
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Silver Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Drizzle60%0.06″83°68°—
- FridayJun 5Thunderstorm42%0.01″91°71°+8°
- SaturdayJun 6Thunderstorm15%—85°70°-6°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers74%0.02″77°66°-8°
- MondayJun 8Thunderstorm41%—90°68°+13°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm41%—91°74°+1°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm——91°74°0°
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.8 µg/m³. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).
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 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~77%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.8 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 2h 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 5:22 AM
- Moonset
- 3:33 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Silver Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 5, 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 — Silver Lake
SPC has placed Silver Lake 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.