Rush Center, Kansas Weather
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Rush Center weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Thunderstorm46%0.40″85°66°—
- ThursdayJun 4Thunderstorm52%0.44″83°66°-2°
- FridayJun 5Showers11%—98°66°+15°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast11%—90°70°-8°
- SundayJun 7Heavy Drizzle10%0.01″86°66°-4°
- MondayJun 8Partly Cloudy20%—102°69°+16°
- TuesdayJun 9Mostly Clear20%—105°74°+3°
Ozone at AQI 49 now. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 by mid-afternoon.
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 49 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.4 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:02 AM
- Moonset
- 2:46 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Rush Center at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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 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 — Rush Center
SPC has placed Rush Center in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
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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.