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Little River, Kansas Weather

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

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

Little River, KS
Thursday, June 4 at 5:28 PM
77
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
79°
Humidity
79%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:52 PM
Little River, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLittle River, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 20% chance of precipitation at 12 PM.
L 67°H 84°
Little River, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Heavy Rain
    31%
    0.55″
    84°67°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    94°67°+10°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    14%
    88°70°-6°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    20%
    89°66°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    40%
    96°74°+7°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    40%
    103°75°+7°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Clear
    104°77°+1°
Little River, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
188° · veering 41°
Direction
S
188°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 11
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 11 · pk 30 @ 2:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3716SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 19 mph with gusts pulsing to 28 — flags snap, branches bend.
Little River, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
956.1
-2.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.23 inHg
Now
956.1
mb
3h
-2.2
mb
12h
-4.4
mb
24h
-5.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 954962
945950955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW961.8953.8953.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Little River, KS
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
0 in 6hPeak ~45 @ 11 PM

PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. 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
8.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
97μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~91%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
5.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 17

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Little River, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
77%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
39.1mi
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
17:28 UTC ·Little River, 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
17:28 UTC ·Little River, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Little River, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Little River, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Little River, KS
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:39 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:52 PM
Civil dusk
2:24 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Little River, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
4:56 AM
Moonset
2:40 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Little River, KS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Little River at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 6 (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 — Little River

SPC has placed Little River 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 Little River

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.