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Towanda, Kansas Weather

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Towanda weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Towanda, KS
Wednesday, June 3 at 10:36 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
62%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
8:45 PM
Towanda, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTowanda, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit with a 33% chance of precipitation at 10 AM.
L 67°H 78°
Towanda, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    23%
    81°67°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Heavy Showers
    33%
    0.98″
    81°67°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    12%
    88°69°+7°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    84°68°-4°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    56%
    0.09″
    82°67°-2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    36%
    91°67°+9°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    95°73°+4°
Towanda, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
149° · veering 56°
Direction
SSE
149°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 8 · pk 18 @ 7:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2711SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 56° from the sse.
Towanda, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.3
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.71 inHg
Now
972.3
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 971976
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW975.7971.4972.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Towanda, KS
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
+12 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. AQI up 12 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.

PM 2.5Good
3.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
96μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
2.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 45
Towanda, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
52.6mi
UNLIMITED
66 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
22:36 UTC ·Towanda, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
22:36 UTC ·Towanda, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Towanda, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Towanda, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Towanda, KS
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:37 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:45 PM
Civil dusk
2:17 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Towanda, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
4:12 AM
Moonset
1:35 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Towanda, KS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Towanda at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 3 (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 — Towanda

SPC has placed Towanda in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Towanda

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.