McCracken, Kansas Weather
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McCracken weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast25%—87°66°—
- ThursdayJun 4Thunderstorm39%1.2″82°64°-5°
- FridayJun 5Showers12%—98°66°+16°
- SaturdayJun 6Drizzle12%—91°69°-7°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle——89°67°-2°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle21%—105°68°+16°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast21%—104°70°-1°
Ozone at AQI 500. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 500. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 500
- UV peak
- 9.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 300
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:26 AM
- Moonset
- 1:43 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
McCracken at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 7 (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 — McCracken
SPC has placed McCracken in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
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- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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.