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Hiawatha, Kansas Weather

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

Hiawatha, KS
Wednesday, June 3 at 8:49 PM
80
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
61%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:45 PM
Hiawatha, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHiawatha, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 9 AM.
L 65°H 79°
Hiawatha, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    81°62°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    35%
    0.04″
    80°65°-1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    66%
    0.06″
    89°69°+9°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    49%
    84°69°-5°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    59%
    0.07″
    82°66°-2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    34%
    83°67°+1°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    22%
    87°68°+4°
Hiawatha, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
159° · veering 60°
Direction
SSE
159°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
23
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 23 @ 9:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2314SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 60° from the sse.
Hiawatha, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.5
-2.8 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.95 inHg
Now
980.5
mb
3h
-2.8
mb
12h
-4.3
mb
24h
-3.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978982
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.3977.7977.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Hiawatha, KS
Air quality
43
AQI
Moderate
+11 in 6hPeak ~50 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 63 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
115μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 63 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 63
UV peak
5.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 63

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Hiawatha, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
25%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
60.1mi
UNLIMITED
71 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
20:49 UTC ·Hiawatha, 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
20:49 UTC ·Hiawatha, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Hiawatha, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hiawatha, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hiawatha, KS
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:24 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
8:45 PM
Civil dusk
2:19 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Hiawatha, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
4:14 AM
Moonset
1:22 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Hiawatha, KS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hiawatha at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 15 (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 — Hiawatha

SPC has placed Hiawatha 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 Hiawatha

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.