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Grinnell, Kansas Weather

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

Grinnell, KS
Thursday, June 4 at 1:40 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
63%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
9:04 PM
Grinnell, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGrinnell, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 41% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 63°H 82°
Grinnell, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    0.01″
    85°63°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Light Rain
    41%
    0.06″
    82°63°-3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    21%
    95°63°+13°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    21%
    92°68°-3°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    89°64°-3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    17%
    96°65°+7°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Clear
    17%
    107°70°+11°
Grinnell, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
210° · veering 67°
Direction
SSW
210°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 13
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 13 · pk 32 @ 10:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2310SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Grinnell, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
914.9
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 27.02 inHg
Now
914.9
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-4.4
mb
24h
-3.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 915919
910915920925-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW919.1914.5914.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Grinnell, KS
Air quality
51
AQI
Good
+8 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 41 now. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
86μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Grinnell, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
57.5mi
UNLIMITED
98 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
01:40 UTC ·Grinnell, 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
01:40 UTC ·Grinnell, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Grinnell, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Grinnell, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Grinnell, KS
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:47 AM
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
9:04 PM
Civil dusk
2:36 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Grinnell, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
5:09 AM
Moonset
2:49 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Grinnell, KS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Grinnell at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 11 (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 — Grinnell

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Grinnell

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.