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Hillsdale, Kansas Weather

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

Hillsdale, KS
Thursday, June 4 at 10:05 PM
82
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
69%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Hillsdale, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHillsdale, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 41% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 71°H 90°
Hillsdale, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Thunderstorm
    20%
    0.02″
    84°66°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    41%
    0.06″
    90°71°+6°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    10%
    85°68°-5°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    83%
    0.17″
    76°66°-9°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    53%
    88°68°+12°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    40%
    89°73°+1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    89°72°
Hillsdale, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
149° · veering 7°
Direction
SSE
149°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 10
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 10 · pk 25 @ 8:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3316SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 24 — flags snap, branches bend.
Hillsdale, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.6
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.93 inHg
Now
979.6
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-5.5
mb
24h
-6.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978986
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.6978.4978.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hillsdale, KS
Air quality
48
AQI
Hazardous
+17 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 500 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.

AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.

PM 2.5Good
11.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
107μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 500 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 500
UV peak
2.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 500

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Hillsdale, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
42%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
46.3mi
UNLIMITED
56 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
22:05 UTC ·Hillsdale, 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
22:05 UTC ·Hillsdale, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Hillsdale, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hillsdale, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hillsdale, KS
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:25 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
2:12 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Hillsdale, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
4:45 AM
Moonset
2:26 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Hillsdale, KS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hillsdale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°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 — Hillsdale

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Hillsdale

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.