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Oberlin, Kansas Weather

Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Oberlin, KS
Wednesday, June 17 at 8:57 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
34%
Wind
21 mph
Sunrise
1:13 AM
Sunset
4:12 PM
Oberlin, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOberlin, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 91°
Oberlin, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 17
    Clear
    91°72°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Overcast
    84°59°-7°
  3. Friday
    Jun 19
    Light Showers
    27%
    80°63°-4°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 20
    T-storm w/ Hvy Hail
    75%
    2.6″
    84°62°+4°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Light Drizzle
    75%
    0.03″
    71°61°-13°
  6. Monday
    Jun 22
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    74°62°+3°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 23
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    79°64°+5°
Oberlin, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
353° · veering 14°
Direction
N
353°
Sustained
21
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 12
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 12 · pk 31 @ 11:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 335SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 21 mph with gusts pulsing to 30 — flags snap, branches bend.
Oberlin, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
909.4
+2.5 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 26.85 inHg
Now
909.4
mb
3h
+2.5
mb
12h
-5.9
mb
24h
-13.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 905923
900905910915920925930-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW922.6905.0908.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Oberlin, KS
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
-6 in 6h

AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 2.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
65μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 2.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
2.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 11
Oberlin, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
139.6mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
13:57 UTC · Oberlin, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
13:57 UTC · Oberlin, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Oberlin, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Oberlin, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Oberlin, KS
Almanac · Wednesday, June 17
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:42 AM
Sunrise
1:13 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
4:12 PM
Civil dusk
9:46 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Oberlin, KS
The moon
Waxing Crescent
9% illuminated
Moonrise
8:45 AM
Moonset
11:20 PM
In sign
♌︎ Leo
Oberlin, KS
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Heat settles and the rain begins

bird
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Oberlin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Oberlin

  1. Wed91°71°2%
  2. Thu84°59°6%
  3. Fri80°63°27%
  4. Sat84°62°75%
  5. Sun71°61°75%
  6. Mon74°62°17%
  7. Tue79°64°29%
  8. Wed93°61°26%
  9. Thu91°64°24%
  10. Fri96°68°22%
  11. Sat90°65°19%
  12. Sun78°62°29%
  13. Mon85°60°32%
  14. Tue88°60°37%
  15. Wed77°54°23%
  16. Thu90°60°22%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 17, 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 — Oberlin

SPC has placed Oberlin in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Oberlin

  • 67749

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.