Syracuse, Kansas Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Syracuse weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast21%—83°60°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——94°62°+11°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——101°66°+7°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——84°63°-17°
- FridayJun 19Drizzle19%—83°61°-1°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast22%—103°69°+20°
- SundayJun 21Mostly Clear22%—99°66°-4°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 0.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32), ratio 0.66 with 13 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.66
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 6:42 AM
- Moonset
- 9:28 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Syracuse at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Syracuse
- Mon83°60°21%
- Tue94°62°9%
- Wed101°66°1%
- Thu84°63°0%
- Fri83°61°19%
- Sat103°69°22%
- Sun99°66°22%
- Mon83°64°29%
- Tue87°63°30%
- Wed95°63°26%
- Thu97°76°23%
- Fri97°67°23%
- Sat104°70°26%
- Sun97°69°26%
- Mon100°72°42%
- Tue106°70°45%
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 — Syracuse
SPC has placed Syracuse in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe 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 Syracuse
- 67878