Bendena, Kansas Weather
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Bendena weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Showers80%0.18″83°66°—
- FridayJun 5Thunderstorm89%0.06″87°69°+4°
- SaturdayJun 6Thunderstorm27%—86°70°-1°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers75%—77°66°-9°
- MondayJun 8Thunderstorm51%—88°65°+11°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm33%—90°74°+2°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm10%—90°74°0°
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.4 µg/m³. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading.
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. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~92%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.4 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 3h 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
- 5:21 AM
- Moonset
- 3:29 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Bendena at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 14 (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 5, 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 — Bendena
SPC has placed Bendena in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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.