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Buffalo, Kansas Weather

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

Buffalo, KS
Wednesday, June 3 at 4:59 PM
79
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
67%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Buffalo, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBuffalo, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 82°
Buffalo, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    82°67°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Rain
    25%
    0.13″
    82°65°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Drizzle
    14%
    81°68°-1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    26%
    0.02″
    77°68°-4°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Showers
    65%
    0.90″
    76°67°-1°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    53%
    87°66°+11°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    23%
    89°71°+2°
Buffalo, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
182° · veering 106°
Direction
S
182°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2311SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 106° from the s.
Buffalo, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.9
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.17 inHg
Now
987.9
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
+1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985988
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.2985.1986.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Buffalo, KS
Air quality
31
AQI
Moderate
+1 in 6hPeak ~46 @ 11 PM

PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 5.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 21 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
5.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 21

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Buffalo, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
37%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.7mi
UNLIMITED
62 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
16:59 UTC ·Buffalo, 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
16:59 UTC ·Buffalo, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Buffalo, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Buffalo, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Buffalo, KS
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
2:12 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Buffalo, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated
Moonrise
4:06 AM
Moonset
1:30 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Buffalo, KS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Buffalo at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 2 (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 — Buffalo

SPC has placed Buffalo 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 Buffalo

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.