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Wheaton, Kansas Weather

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

Wheaton, KS
Thursday, June 4 at 1:07 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
69%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Wheaton, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWheaton, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 44% chance of precipitation at 11 AM.
L 64°H 81°
Wheaton, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    12%
    79°63°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Heavy Rain
    46%
    0.52″
    81°64°+2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    48%
    88°68°+7°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Thunderstorm
    48%
    87°69°-1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    63%
    0.27″
    78°66°-9°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    36%
    82°66°+4°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    91°72°+9°
Wheaton, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
150° · veering 47°
Direction
SSE
150°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 11 · pk 24 @ 1:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3412SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 23 — flags snap, branches bend.
Wheaton, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
963.1
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 28.44 inHg
Now
963.1
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
-4.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 963969
955960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW968.7963.1963.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Wheaton, KS
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
+8 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 41. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
87μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5
Wheaton, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
48.5mi
UNLIMITED
53 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
01:07 UTC ·Wheaton, 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
01:07 UTC ·Wheaton, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Wheaton, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Wheaton, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Wheaton, KS
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
2:20 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Wheaton, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
4:53 AM
Moonset
2:29 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Wheaton, KS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wheaton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 13 (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 — Wheaton

SPC has placed Wheaton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Wheaton

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.