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Luray, Kansas Weather

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

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

Luray, KS
Thursday, June 4 at 6:06 PM
76
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
84%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:56 PM
Luray, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLuray, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 82°
Luray, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Thunderstorm
    78%
    0.55″
    79°65°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    94°65°+15°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    10%
    92°70°-2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    12%
    91°68°-1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    42%
    103°73°+12°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    42%
    109°80°+6°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Partly Cloudy
    101°78°-8°
Luray, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
157° · veering 26°
Direction
SSE
157°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 10
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 10 · pk 25 @ 2:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2412SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 24 — flags snap, branches bend.
Luray, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
955.8
-2.4 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.22 inHg
Now
955.8
mb
3h
-2.4
mb
12h
-5.1
mb
24h
-6.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 953962
945950955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW961.7952.7952.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Luray, KS
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 42 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
5.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
88μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
4.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 16

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.9 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Luray, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
42%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.9mi
UNLIMITED
54 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
18:06 UTC ·Luray, 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
18:06 UTC ·Luray, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Luray, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Luray, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Luray, 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 47m
Sunset
8:56 PM
Civil dusk
2:29 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Luray, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
5:01 AM
Moonset
2:41 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Luray, KS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Luray at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 11 (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 — Luray

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Luray

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.