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Formoso, Kansas Weather

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

Formoso, KS
Thursday, June 4 at 4:52 PM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
96%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:56 PM
Formoso, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFormoso, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 74 degrees Fahrenheit with a 57% chance of precipitation at 11 AM.
L 65°H 74°
Formoso, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Heavy Showers
    69%
    3.2″
    73°64°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    22%
    92°65°+19°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    22%
    92°70°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    24%
    86°67°-6°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    43%
    96°73°+10°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    43%
    104°74°+8°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Clear
    10%
    111°75°+7°
Formoso, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
135° · backing 23°
Direction
SE
135°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 18 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 165SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 23° from the se.
Formoso, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
959.1
-3.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.32 inHg
Now
959.1
mb
3h
-3.3
mb
12h
-4.4
mb
24h
-7.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 956964
950955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW963.6955.7955.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Formoso, KS
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 34. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
72μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
4.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 5 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.3 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
calm
Recent rain
5h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Formoso, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
68 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
16:52 UTC ·Formoso, 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
16:52 UTC ·Formoso, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Formoso, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Formoso, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Formoso, KS
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:34 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
8:56 PM
Civil dusk
2:29 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Formoso, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
5:00 AM
Moonset
2:36 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Formoso, KS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Formoso at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below 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 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 — Formoso

SPC has placed Formoso in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Formoso

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.