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Little River, Kansas Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Little River, KS
Thursday, June 4 at 11:33 PM
77
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
77°
Humidity
72%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:52 PM
Little River, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLittle River, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 69°H 93°
Little River, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Heavy Rain
    31%
    0.55″
    86°67°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    93°69°+7°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    13%
    87°70°-6°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    25%
    87°67°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    45%
    99°73°+12°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    45%
    102°78°+3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    98°76°-4°
Little River, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
179° · backing 154°
Direction
S
179°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 12
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 12 · pk 29 @ 2:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3117SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Little River, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
952.9
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 28.14 inHg
Now
952.9
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-4.6
mb
24h
-9.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 952962
945950955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW961.8952.0952.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Little River, KS
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
+10 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 38 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). 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
4.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
81μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
0.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 38

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 4.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Little River, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
61%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
39.5mi
UNLIMITED
87 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
23:33 UTC ·Little River, 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
23:33 UTC ·Little River, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Little River, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Little River, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Little River, KS
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:39 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:52 PM
Civil dusk
2:24 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Little River, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
4:56 AM
Moonset
2:40 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Little River, KS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Little River at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 6 (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 — Little River

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Little River

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.