Abilene, Kansas Weather
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Abilene weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast14%—87°65°—
- ThursdayJun 4Heavy Showers37%0.47″84°68°-3°
- FridayJun 5Thunderstorm28%—93°70°+9°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle28%—91°71°-2°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers44%0.06″78°68°-13°
- MondayJun 8Thunderstorm29%—94°68°+16°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle17%—98°74°+4°
PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 3.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 3.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 4:17 AM
- Moonset
- 1:32 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Abilene at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (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 3, 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 — Abilene
SPC has placed Abilene in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal 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.