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Lake City, Kansas Weather

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

Lake City, KS
Wednesday, June 3 at 10:03 PM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
51%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:51 PM
Lake City, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLake City, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 41% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 67°H 83°
Lake City, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    41%
    86°68°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Thunderstorm
    35%
    0.20″
    84°67°-2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    95°67°+11°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    82°68°-13°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    44%
    0.11″
    88°66°+6°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Mostly Clear
    18%
    100°71°+12°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    18%
    103°79°+3°
Lake City, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
137° · steady
Direction
SE
137°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
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 8 · pk 24 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2617SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the se-bound air across the harbor.
Lake City, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
960.1
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.35 inHg
Now
960.1
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 960963
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW963.4959.8960.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lake City, KS
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
+10 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
104μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
3.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 49

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Lake City, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
14%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
76.9mi
UNLIMITED
81 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
22:03 UTC ·Lake 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
22:03 UTC ·Lake City, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Lake City, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lake City, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lake City, KS
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:46 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
8:51 PM
Civil dusk
2:23 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Lake City, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
4:18 AM
Moonset
1:45 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Lake City, KS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Lake City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 31 (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 3, 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 — Lake City

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Lake 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.