Gem, Kansas Weather
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Gem weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Overcast——94°63°—
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——95°64°+1°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——94°64°-1°
- MondayJun 8Overcast27%—94°65°0°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle27%—104°71°+10°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast——107°77°+3°
- ThursdayJun 11Overcast——81°62°-26°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 5:44 AM
- Moonset
- 3:54 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Gem at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (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 5, 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 — Gem
SPC has placed Gem in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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.