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Aurora, Kansas Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Aurora weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Aurora, KS
Thursday, June 4 at 8:09 PM
80
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
71%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:53 PM
Aurora, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAurora, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 89°
Aurora, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Rain
    54%
    0.13″
    80°66°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    11%
    93°68°+13°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Thunderstorm
    89°71°-4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    46%
    87°67°-2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    47%
    97°69°+10°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    47%
    103°78°+6°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    100°76°-3°
Aurora, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
185° · veering 138°
Direction
S
185°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 8 · pk 24 @ 12:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 242SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 23 — flags snap, branches bend.
Aurora, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
958.3
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 28.30 inHg
Now
958.3
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-5.4
mb
24h
-7.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 956965
950955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW964.5956.3956.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Aurora, KS
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.3 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
83μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
3.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 39

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Aurora, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
29%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
48.7mi
UNLIMITED
50 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
20:09 UTC ·Aurora, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
20:09 UTC ·Aurora, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Aurora, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Aurora, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Aurora, KS
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:33 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
8:53 PM
Civil dusk
2:26 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Aurora, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
4:57 AM
Moonset
2:35 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Aurora, KS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Aurora at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 13 (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 4, 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 — Aurora

SPC has placed Aurora in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Aurora

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.