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Wakarusa, Kansas Weather

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

Wakarusa, KS
Thursday, June 4 at 7:26 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
88%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:44 PM
Wakarusa, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWakarusa, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 33% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 67°H 84°
Wakarusa, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    33%
    84°66°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    26%
    91°71°+7°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    22%
    85°70°-6°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    70%
    0.04″
    81°67°-4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    52%
    89°68°+8°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    27%
    93°74°+4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    12%
    92°74°-1°
Wakarusa, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
148° · steady
Direction
SSE
148°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
24
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 24 @ 8:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3819SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the sse.
Wakarusa, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.4
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.98 inHg
Now
981.4
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-4.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981987
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.0981.3981.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wakarusa, KS
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-10 in 6h

AQI 25 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 10 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 during the projected peak around 8 AM.

PM 2.5Good
4.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
53μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Wakarusa, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.0mi
UNLIMITED
60 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
07:26 UTC ·Wakarusa, 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
07:26 UTC ·Wakarusa, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Wakarusa, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Wakarusa, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Wakarusa, 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 46m
Sunset
8:44 PM
Civil dusk
2:16 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Wakarusa, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
4:49 AM
Moonset
2:29 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Wakarusa, KS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wakarusa at a glance

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

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Wakarusa

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.