Sterling, Kansas Weather
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Sterling weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Mostly Clear——83°56°—
- TuesdayJun 16Light Drizzle10%0.01″92°64°+9°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——103°75°+11°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle20%—82°66°-21°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——85°61°+3°
- SaturdayJun 20Thunderstorm32%—89°65°+4°
- SundayJun 21Thunderstorm40%—103°74°+14°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 7.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 6:15 AM
- Moonset
- 9:13 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Sterling at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Sterling
- Mon84°56°4%
- Tue92°64°10%
- Wed103°75°3%
- Thu82°66°20%
- Fri85°61°6%
- Sat89°65°32%
- Sun103°74°40%
- Mon90°72°38%
- Tue88°67°29%
- Wed86°66°25%
- Thu83°68°22%
- Fri98°68°18%
- Sat106°83°16%
- Sun86°68°16%
- Mon87°63°19%
- Tue87°62°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Sterling
SPC has placed Sterling in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Sterling
- 67579