Shallow Water, Kansas Weather
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Shallow Water weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Light Drizzle42%0.01″87°65°—
- ThursdayJun 4Rain52%1.0″89°63°+2°
- FridayJun 5Drizzle21%—98°65°+9°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast21%—91°68°-7°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——91°63°0°
- MondayJun 8Partly Cloudy16%—96°65°+5°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast16%—108°73°+12°
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.5 µg/m³. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points).
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 32 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.5 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 5:08 AM
- Moonset
- 2:53 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Shallow Water at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (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 — Shallow Water
SPC has placed Shallow Water 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.