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Waldo, Kansas Weather

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

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

Waldo, KS
Thursday, June 4 at 8:37 PM
77
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
84°
Humidity
87%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:57 PM
Waldo, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWaldo, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 85°
Waldo, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Heavy Rain
    78%
    0.64″
    78°64°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    90°64°+12°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Thunderstorm
    92°68°+2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    12%
    91°68°-1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    41%
    104°72°+13°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    41%
    109°79°+5°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Partly Cloudy
    101°78°-8°
Waldo, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
202° · veering 112°
Direction
SSW
202°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 9
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 9 · pk 24 @ 5:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 249SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Waldo, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
950.1
-2.4 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.06 inHg
Now
950.1
mb
3h
-2.4
mb
12h
-4.6
mb
24h
-8.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 948958
940945950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW957.6948.1948.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Waldo, KS
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 44 — 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
5.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
5.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 44

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Waldo, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
63%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
37.3mi
UNLIMITED
47 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
20:37 UTC ·Waldo, 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
20:37 UTC ·Waldo, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Waldo, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Waldo, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Waldo, 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 48m
Sunset
8:57 PM
Civil dusk
2:30 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Waldo, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
5:01 AM
Moonset
2:41 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Waldo, KS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Waldo at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°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 — Waldo

SPC has placed Waldo 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 Waldo

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.