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Yale, Kansas Weather

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

Yale, KS
Thursday, June 4 at 6:32 PM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
59%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
Yale, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastYale, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 69°H 83°
Yale, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Heavy Showers
    13%
    0.35″
    84°64°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    88°69°+4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    22%
    80°69°-8°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    74%
    0.03″
    81°65°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    63%
    89°71°+8°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    37%
    88°73°-1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Clear
    90°72°+2°
Yale, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
186° · veering 73°
Direction
S
186°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 8:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3615SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 73° from the s.
Yale, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.8
-2.8 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.99 inHg
Now
981.8
mb
3h
-2.8
mb
12h
-4.5
mb
24h
-5.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979985
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.1979.0979.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Yale, KS
Air quality
34
AQI
Hazardous
+7 in 6hPeak ~48 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 500. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~64%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Moderate
14.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
107μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 500. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~64%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 500
UV peak
8.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 287

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Yale, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
86%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
50.6mi
UNLIMITED
68 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
18:32 UTC ·Yale, 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
18:32 UTC ·Yale, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Yale, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Yale, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Yale, KS
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:35 PM
Civil dusk
2:07 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Yale, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
4:40 AM
Moonset
2:28 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Yale, KS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Yale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 1 (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 — Yale

SPC has placed Yale 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 Yale

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.