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Cedar Vale, Kansas Weather

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

Cedar Vale, KS
Wednesday, June 3 at 9:46 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
66%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
Cedar Vale, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCedar Vale, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 83°
Cedar Vale, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    19%
    81°67°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    18%
    84°65°+3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    83°70°-1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    79°68°-4°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    65%
    0.04″
    83°67°+4°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    45%
    87°67°+4°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    20%
    91°74°+4°
Cedar Vale, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
137° · veering 52°
Direction
SE
137°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 15 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2015SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 52° from the se.
Cedar Vale, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.3
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.10 inHg
Now
985.3
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-3.8
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983987
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.8982.8982.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Cedar Vale, KS
Air quality
43
AQI
Moderate
+10 in 6h

PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
99μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
3.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 47

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Cedar Vale, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
11%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
55.5mi
UNLIMITED
61 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
21:46 UTC ·Cedar Vale, 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
21:46 UTC ·Cedar Vale, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Cedar Vale, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cedar Vale, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cedar Vale, KS
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:38 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
14h 35m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
2:13 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Cedar Vale, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
4:08 AM
Moonset
1:36 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Cedar Vale, KS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Cedar Vale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 30 (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 — Cedar Vale

SPC has placed Cedar Vale in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Cedar Vale

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.