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Frontenac, Kansas Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Frontenac, KS
Thursday, June 4 at 12:26 AM
78
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
55%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
Frontenac, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFrontenac, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 10 AM.
L 64°H 82°
Frontenac, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    82°65°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    24%
    82°64°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    81°69°-1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    27%
    79°67°-2°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    75%
    81°67°+2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    55%
    0.66″
    87°69°+6°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    22%
    88°72°+1°
Frontenac, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
118° · veering 7°
Direction
ESE
118°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2212SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 7° from the ese.
Frontenac, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.2
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.06 inHg
Now
984.2
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-4.3
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW989.3984.3985.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Frontenac, KS
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
+10 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 41. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — 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
4.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
86μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

Visibility
72.2mi
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
00:26 UTC ·Frontenac, 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
00:26 UTC ·Frontenac, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Frontenac, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Frontenac, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Frontenac, KS
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:29 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:35 PM
Civil dusk
2:07 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Frontenac, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
4:40 AM
Moonset
2:29 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Frontenac, 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 →

Frontenac at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 1 (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 — Frontenac

SPC has placed Frontenac in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Frontenac

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.