Catharine, Kansas Weather
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Catharine weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Thunderstorm44%0.07″81°65°—
- ThursdayJun 4Thunderstorm59%0.78″81°65°0°
- FridayJun 5Light Drizzle14%—98°66°+17°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast14%—94°70°-4°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle14%—85°68°-9°
- MondayJun 8Mostly Clear18%—96°67°+11°
- TuesdayJun 9Partly Cloudy18%—108°73°+12°
Ozone at AQI 44. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — 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 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.8 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 5:03 AM
- Moonset
- 2:44 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Catharine at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 10 (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 — Catharine
SPC has placed Catharine in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
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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.