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Stafford, Kansas Weather

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

Stafford, KS
Friday, June 5 at 12:31 AM
85
°
Thunderstorm
Feels like
86°
Humidity
55%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
8:53 PM
Stafford, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastStafford, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 69°H 94°
Stafford, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Thunderstorm
    48%
    0.03″
    90°67°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    94°69°+4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    30%
    86°71°-8°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    15%
    87°66°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    27%
    100°74°+13°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Mostly Clear
    27%
    100°77°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    96°76°-4°
Stafford, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
169° · veering 73°
Direction
S
169°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 12
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 31 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3215SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 73° from the s.
Stafford, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
945.3
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 27.91 inHg
Now
945.3
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-7.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 945952
940945950955960-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW952.1944.9945.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Stafford, KS
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
+5 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 34 now. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 by mid-afternoon.

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
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
71μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
0.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 6
Stafford, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
5%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
66.7mi
UNLIMITED
118 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
00:31 UTC ·Stafford, 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
00:31 UTC ·Stafford, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Stafford, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Stafford, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Stafford, KS
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:43 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:53 PM
Civil dusk
2:25 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Stafford, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
5:30 AM
Moonset
3:48 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Stafford, KS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Stafford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 4 (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 — Stafford

SPC has placed Stafford 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 Stafford

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.