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Junction City, Kansas Weather

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

Junction City, KS
Thursday, June 4 at 6:10 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
75°
Humidity
87%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:49 PM
Junction City, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastJunction City, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 44% chance of precipitation at 12 PM.
L 66°H 84°
Junction City, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Thunderstorm
    44%
    0.05″
    84°66°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    26%
    91°68°+7°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    26%
    87°70°-4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    66%
    85°67°-2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    37%
    95°70°+10°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    29%
    98°72°+3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Clear
    11%
    98°74°
Junction City, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
198° · veering 149°
Direction
SSW
198°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 6 · pk 19 @ 8:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 308SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 149° from the ssw.
Junction City, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.2
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 28.77 inHg
Now
974.2
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-3.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974980
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW979.8974.2974.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Junction City, KS
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 35. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — 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
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
74μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8
Junction City, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.2mi
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
06:10 UTC ·Junction City, 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
06:10 UTC ·Junction City, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Junction City, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Junction City, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Junction City, KS
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
8:49 PM
Civil dusk
2:21 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Junction City, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
4:54 AM
Moonset
2:33 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Junction City, KS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Junction City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 10 (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 — Junction City

SPC has placed Junction City 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 Junction City

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.