Waterville, Kansas Weather
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Waterville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——81°56°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast21%—84°62°+3°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——95°68°+11°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——80°60°-15°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——83°55°+3°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Showers53%0.06″90°63°+7°
- SundayJun 21Light Showers61%0.13″74°64°-16°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 6:02 AM
- Moonset
- 9:13 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Waterville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Waterville
- Mon81°56°2%
- Tue84°62°21%
- Wed95°68°8%
- Thu80°60°7%
- Fri83°55°6%
- Sat90°63°53%
- Sun74°64°61%
- Mon69°64°35%
- Tue78°66°15%
- Wed85°69°19%
- Thu95°72°17%
- Fri97°74°16%
- Sat100°77°19%
- Sun103°79°32%
- Mon84°69°24%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Waterville
SPC has placed Waterville in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Waterville
- 66548