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WaKeeney, Kansas Weather

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

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

WaKeeney, KS
Thursday, June 4 at 9:12 PM
75
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
76%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
9:01 PM
WaKeeney, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWaKeeney, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 87°
WaKeeney, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Rain
    78%
    0.49″
    76°62°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    94°63°+18°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    93°67°-1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    93°67°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    33%
    103°71°+10°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    33%
    108°80°+5°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Partly Cloudy
    100°77°-8°
WaKeeney, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
272° · veering 170°
Direction
W
272°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 9 · pk 23 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2812SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 170° from the w.
WaKeeney, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
926.0
-2.0 mb in 3h · falling · 27.34 inHg
Now
926.0
mb
3h
-2.0
mb
12h
-4.7
mb
24h
-8.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 923932
915920925930935940-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW932.3923.3923.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
WaKeeney, KS
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). 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
4.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
5.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 46

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.74
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
WaKeeney, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
27%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
43.4mi
UNLIMITED
49 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
21:12 UTC ·WaKeeney, 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
21:12 UTC ·WaKeeney, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
WaKeeney, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
WaKeeney, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
WaKeeney, KS
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:44 AM
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
9:01 PM
Civil dusk
2:34 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
WaKeeney, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
5:06 AM
Moonset
2:46 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
WaKeeney, KS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

WaKeeney at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°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 — WaKeeney

SPC has placed WaKeeney in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 WaKeeney

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.