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Kinsley, Kansas Weather

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

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

Kinsley, KS
Thursday, June 4 at 8:15 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
53%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:56 PM
Kinsley, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKinsley, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 93°
Kinsley, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Rain
    54%
    0.14″
    87°66°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    95°67°+8°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    20%
    89°69°-6°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    20%
    93°66°+4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    26%
    105°74°+12°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    26%
    106°79°+1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Mostly Clear
    100°77°-6°
Kinsley, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
233° · veering 90°
Direction
SW
233°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 12
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 12 · pk 28 @ 3:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3117SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 24 — flags snap, branches bend.
Kinsley, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
936.5
-2.9 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 27.65 inHg
Now
936.5
mb
3h
-2.9
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-6.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 933941
925930935940945950-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW941.3933.4933.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Kinsley, KS
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.49 with 13 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
18μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
101μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
7.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 48

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.49 with 13 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.49
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Kinsley, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
16%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
75.4mi
UNLIMITED
122 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
20:15 UTC ·Kinsley, 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
20:15 UTC ·Kinsley, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Kinsley, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kinsley, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kinsley, KS
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:46 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:56 PM
Civil dusk
2:28 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Kinsley, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
5:00 AM
Moonset
2:48 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Kinsley, KS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kinsley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 4 (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 — Kinsley

SPC has placed Kinsley 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 Kinsley

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.