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Moline, Kansas Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Moline, KS
Wednesday, June 3 at 10:25 PM
81
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
59%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
Moline, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMoline, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 81°
Moline, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    17%
    81°69°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    17%
    83°67°+2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    14%
    84°70°+1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    40%
    80°68°-4°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    68%
    0.02″
    82°67°+2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    52%
    86°67°+4°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    18%
    90°72°+4°
Moline, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
131° · veering 59°
Direction
SE
131°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
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 7 · pk 20 @ 6:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2415SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Moline, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.5
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.98 inHg
Now
981.5
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980984
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW984.2980.2980.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Moline, KS
Air quality
44
AQI
Moderate
+11 in 6h

PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
101μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.9

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
1.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 48

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Moline, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
30%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
62.0mi
UNLIMITED
73 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
22:25 UTC ·Moline, 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
22:25 UTC ·Moline, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Moline, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Moline, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Moline, KS
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:36 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
2:13 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Moline, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
4:08 AM
Moonset
1:34 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Moline, KS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Moline at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°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 — Moline

SPC has placed Moline in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Moline

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.