Blue Rapids, Kansas Weather
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Blue Rapids weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Heavy Showers49%0.95″80°67°—
- FridayJun 5Thunderstorm57%0.03″90°67°+10°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast57%—88°69°-2°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers58%0.01″80°67°-8°
- MondayJun 8Thunderstorm41%—92°69°+12°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm41%—96°73°+4°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast13%—97°75°+1°
Ozone at AQI 31. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~94%) — 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 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~94%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 4:55 AM
- Moonset
- 2:30 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Blue Rapids at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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 — Blue Rapids
SPC has placed Blue Rapids 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.