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Paola, Kansas Weather

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

Paola, KS
Thursday, June 4 at 7:09 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
77%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Paola, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPaola, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 11 AM.
L 67°H 84°
Paola, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    25%
    84°65°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Showers
    24%
    0.11″
    86°70°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    83°69°-3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    69%
    0.09″
    81°67°-2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    51%
    86°70°+5°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    37%
    90°73°+4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    89°72°-1°
Paola, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
144° · veering 11°
Direction
SE
144°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 21 @ 8:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3013SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 11° from the se.
Paola, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.1
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.09 inHg
Now
985.1
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-4.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.9985.1985.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Paola, KS
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
-12 in 6h

AQI 26 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
56μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Paola, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
39.5mi
UNLIMITED
63 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
07:09 UTC ·Paola, 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
07:09 UTC ·Paola, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Paola, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Paola, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Paola, KS
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:26 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
2:12 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Paola, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
4:44 AM
Moonset
2:26 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Paola, KS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Paola at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 7 (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 — Paola

SPC has placed Paola in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Paola

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.