Plains, Kansas Weather
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Plains weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Overcast——95°66°—
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast13%—91°69°-4°
- SundayJun 7Drizzle——97°63°+6°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——102°72°+5°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——106°81°+4°
- WednesdayJun 10Partly Cloudy——104°78°-2°
- ThursdayJun 11Overcast——88°68°-16°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~94%) — 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 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~94%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
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
- 5:37 AM
- Moonset
- 3:58 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Plains at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (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 — Plains
SPC has placed Plains 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.