Barnes, Kansas Weather
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Barnes weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Heavy Showers49%1.0″79°65°—
- FridayJun 5Thunderstorm59%0.22″88°65°+9°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Showers59%0.05″88°69°0°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers64%—81°67°-7°
- MondayJun 8Thunderstorm29%—92°69°+11°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm28%—97°72°+5°
- WednesdayJun 10Partly Cloudy10%—99°75°+2°
Ozone at AQI 34. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~96%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~96%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
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
- 4:56 AM
- Moonset
- 2:31 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Barnes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (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 — Barnes
SPC has placed Barnes 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.