Severance, Kansas Weather
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Severance weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——81°61°—
- ThursdayJun 4Light Showers37%0.07″78°64°-3°
- FridayJun 5Thunderstorm64%0.03″88°68°+10°
- SaturdayJun 6Showers47%—85°70°-3°
- SundayJun 7Showers61%0.04″83°67°-2°
- MondayJun 8Thunderstorm39%—84°68°+1°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm23%—87°69°+3°
Ozone at AQI 70 now. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 8.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 75 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 70 now. With UV 8.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 75 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 70
- UV peak
- 8.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 75
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:12 AM
- Moonset
- 1:21 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Severance at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (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 — Severance
SPC has placed Severance in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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.