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Moscow, Kansas Weather

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

Moscow, KS
Thursday, June 4 at 7:39 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
49%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Sunset
9:01 PM
Moscow, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMoscow, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 88°
Moscow, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Heavy Showers
    89%
    0.53″
    89°63°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    95°63°+6°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    12%
    92°68°-3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Partly Cloudy
    12%
    98°66°+6°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    105°74°+7°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Mostly Clear
    104°79°-1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Partly Cloudy
    99°77°-5°
Moscow, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
210° · veering 89°
Direction
SSW
210°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
29
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 29 @ 2:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3014SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Moscow, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
907.9
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 26.81 inHg
Now
907.9
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
-4.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 907911
900905910915-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW910.9906.6906.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Moscow, KS
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
0 in 6hPeak ~40 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 44 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 8.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 51 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 8.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 51 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
8.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 51

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.61 with 15 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.61
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Moscow, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
17%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
84.6mi
UNLIMITED
145 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
19:39 UTC ·Moscow, 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
19:39 UTC ·Moscow, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Moscow, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Moscow, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Moscow, KS
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:55 AM
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
9:01 PM
Civil dusk
2:33 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Moscow, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
5:06 AM
Moonset
2:57 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Moscow, KS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Moscow at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°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 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 — Moscow

SPC has placed Moscow 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 Moscow

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.