Preston, Kansas Weather
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Preston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Partly Cloudy——83°60°—
- TuesdayJun 16Thunderstorm—0.02″92°64°+9°
- WednesdayJun 17Partly Cloudy——96°75°+4°
- ThursdayJun 18Showers26%—79°65°-17°
- FridayJun 19Overcast10%—83°61°+4°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast25%—84°63°+1°
- SundayJun 21Thunderstorm28%0.02″100°74°+16°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 7:29 AM
- Moonset
- 10:14 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Preston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Preston
- Mon83°60°1%
- Tue92°64°7%
- Wed96°75°2%
- Thu79°65°26%
- Fri83°61°10%
- Sat84°63°25%
- Sun100°74°28%
- Mon72°67°31%
- Tue86°66°33%
- Wed88°68°26%
- Thu103°73°26%
- Fri98°69°23%
- Sat99°71°32%
- Sun97°73°32%
- Mon96°72°43%
- Tue102°70°32%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Preston
SPC has placed Preston in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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.
ZIP codes in Preston
- 67583