Smith Center, Kansas Weather
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Smith Center weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Light Drizzle27%0.02″88°65°—
- ThursdayJun 4Thunderstorm54%0.83″77°65°-11°
- FridayJun 5Drizzle38%—97°66°+20°
- SaturdayJun 6Showers38%0.22″91°67°-6°
- SundayJun 7Overcast17%—78°66°-13°
- MondayJun 8Thunderstorm18%0.01″96°65°+18°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle18%0.05″99°67°+3°
Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.
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 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 1.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 48
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.5 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 2h 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:27 AM
- Moonset
- 1:36 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Smith Center 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 — Smith Center
SPC has placed Smith Center in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal 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.