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Ellsworth, Kansas Weather

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

Ellsworth, KS
Thursday, June 4 at 1:42 AM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
64%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:53 PM
Ellsworth, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEllsworth, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 40% chance of precipitation at 2 AM.
L 66°H 82°
Ellsworth, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Light Rain
    13%
    0.09″
    86°67°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Thunderstorm
    40%
    0.25″
    82°66°-4°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    95°69°+13°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    91°70°-4°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    22%
    0.02″
    82°67°-9°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    19%
    95°70°+13°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    16%
    103°74°+8°
Ellsworth, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
156° · veering 42°
Direction
SSE
156°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 11
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 11 · pk 29 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2813SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Ellsworth, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
960.5
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.36 inHg
Now
960.5
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 960966
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW965.6959.9962.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ellsworth, KS
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
+8 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 41. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~74%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
87μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~74%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5
Ellsworth, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
90%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
56.9mi
UNLIMITED
77 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
01:42 UTC ·Ellsworth, 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
01:42 UTC ·Ellsworth, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Ellsworth, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ellsworth, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ellsworth, KS
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:39 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:53 PM
Civil dusk
2:25 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Ellsworth, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
4:58 AM
Moonset
2:40 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Ellsworth, KS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ellsworth at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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 — Ellsworth

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

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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 Ellsworth

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.