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Waldo, Kansas Weather

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

Waldo, KS
Wednesday, June 3 at 10:37 PM
82
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
81°
Humidity
48%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:56 PM
Waldo, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWaldo, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit with a 52% chance of precipitation at 4 AM.
L 67°H 78°
Waldo, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    0.01″
    86°66°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Thunderstorm
    52%
    0.04″
    81°67°-5°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    18%
    0.40″
    99°66°+18°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    92°69°-7°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    82°67°-10°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    0.01″
    102°66°+20°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    104°67°+2°
Waldo, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
218° · veering 117°
Direction
SW
218°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 9
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 9 · pk 22 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2211SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 117° from the sw.
Waldo, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
956.0
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.23 inHg
Now
956.0
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 955959
950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW959.3954.7955.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Waldo, KS
Air quality
44
AQI
Hazardous
+13 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 500 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.

AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.

PM 2.5Good
7.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
107μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 500 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 500
UV peak
3.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 500

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Waldo, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
58%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
65.0mi
UNLIMITED
83 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
22:37 UTC ·Waldo, 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
22:37 UTC ·Waldo, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Waldo, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Waldo, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Waldo, KS
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:40 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
8:56 PM
Civil dusk
2:29 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Waldo, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
4:25 AM
Moonset
1:38 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Waldo, KS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Waldo at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 11 (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 — Waldo

SPC has placed Waldo 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.

ZIP codes in Waldo

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.