Brownell, Kansas Weather
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Brownell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Rain51%0.17″84°65°—
- ThursdayJun 4Thunderstorm53%0.40″85°64°+1°
- FridayJun 5Light Showers13%—98°65°+13°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle13%—92°68°-6°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle——88°65°-4°
- MondayJun 8Clear22%—96°68°+8°
- TuesdayJun 9Clear22%—107°72°+11°
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.2 µg/m³. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).
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 44 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.2 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 5:04 AM
- Moonset
- 2:47 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Brownell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 8 (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 — Brownell
SPC has placed Brownell in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
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- 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.