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Kensington, Kansas Weather

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

Kensington, KS
Thursday, June 4 at 4:18 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
89%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:59 PM
Kensington, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKensington, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit with a 71% chance of precipitation at 3 AM.
L 64°H 78°
Kensington, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Rain
    65%
    0.40″
    88°65°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Thunderstorm
    71%
    1.2″
    78°64°-10°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    20%
    93°65°+15°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    20%
    95°70°+2°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    83°69°-12°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Foggy
    28%
    96°66°+13°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    28%
    107°72°+11°
Kensington, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
131° · steady
Direction
SE
131°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 12
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 12 · pk 31 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 236SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Kensington, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
954.3
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.18 inHg
Now
954.3
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 952957
945950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW956.9952.4952.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Kensington, KS
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 35. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~94%) — 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
3.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
75μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~94%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4
Kensington, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.0mi
UNLIMITED
87 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
04:18 UTC ·Kensington, 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
04:18 UTC ·Kensington, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Kensington, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kensington, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kensington, KS
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:38 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
8:59 PM
Civil dusk
2:32 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Kensington, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
5:05 AM
Moonset
2:40 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Kensington, 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 →

Kensington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 15 (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 — Kensington

SPC has placed Kensington 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 Kensington

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.