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Bison, Kansas Weather

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

Bison, KS
Wednesday, June 3 at 8:50 PM
85
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
88°
Humidity
53%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
8:56 PM
Bison, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBison, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit with a 42% chance of precipitation at 4 AM.
L 65°H 78°
Bison, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    85°67°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Thunderstorm
    42%
    0.23″
    83°65°-2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Showers
    98°66°+15°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    90°69°-8°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    12%
    0.01″
    85°66°-5°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    22%
    102°69°+17°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    22%
    105°73°+3°
Bison, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
150° · veering 25°
Direction
SSE
150°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 11
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 11 · pk 26 @ 11:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2816SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sse-bound air across the harbor.
Bison, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
948.2
-2.9 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.00 inHg
Now
948.2
mb
3h
-2.9
mb
12h
-3.9
mb
24h
-3.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 945949
940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW949.1945.0945.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Bison, KS
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
+6 in 6hPeak ~45 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. AQI up 6 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
5.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
104μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
7.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 49

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Bison, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
62%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
78.5mi
UNLIMITED
88 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
20:50 UTC ·Bison, 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
20:50 UTC ·Bison, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Bison, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bison, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bison, KS
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:43 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:56 PM
Civil dusk
2:28 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Bison, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
4:24 AM
Moonset
1:42 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Bison, KS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Bison at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 7 (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 — Bison

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

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  • 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 Bison

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.