Barnard, Kansas Weather
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Barnard weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Thunderstorm11%—92°67°—
- SaturdayJun 6Thunderstorm——91°70°-1°
- SundayJun 7Overcast19%—88°68°-3°
- MondayJun 8Thunderstorm40%—99°68°+11°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast40%—104°77°+5°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast11%—98°77°-6°
- ThursdayJun 11Overcast10%—93°78°-5°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~81%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~81%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 5:31 AM
- Moonset
- 3:43 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Barnard at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (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 5, 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 — Barnard
SPC has placed Barnard in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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.