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

Salina, KS
Wednesday, June 3 at 11:58 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
62%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
8:51 PM
Salina, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSalina, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 8 AM.
L 68°H 81°
Salina, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    11%
    87°67°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Showers
    27%
    0.15″
    81°68°-6°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    27%
    94°71°+13°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    27%
    91°71°-3°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    39%
    76°67°-15°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    33%
    95°68°+19°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    20%
    100°74°+5°
Salina, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
153° · veering 14°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 9
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2915SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sse-bound air across the harbor.
Salina, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.3
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 28.71 inHg
Now
972.3
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972977
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW976.9972.1973.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Salina, KS
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
+18 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. 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
4.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
101μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
1.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 48
Salina, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
13%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
55.2mi
UNLIMITED
74 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
23:58 UTC ·Salina, 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
23:58 UTC ·Salina, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Salina, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Salina, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Salina, KS
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:36 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:51 PM
Civil dusk
2:23 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Salina, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
4:19 AM
Moonset
1:34 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Salina, KS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Salina at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above 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 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 — Salina

SPC has placed Salina 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 Salina

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.