Barnes, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Barnes weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle72%0.02″82°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——90°66°+8°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——91°68°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——94°69°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast41%—104°70°+10°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle44%—97°72°-7°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle31%—98°72°+1°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 31 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:46 PM
- Moonset
- 11:41 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Barnes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 66933
16-Day Forecast — Barnes
- Sat82°68°72%
- Sun90°66°2%
- Mon91°68°5%
- Tue94°69°1%
- Wed104°70°41%
- Thu97°72°44%
- Fri98°72°31%
- Sat80°67°5%
- Sun87°65°5%
- Mon91°65°2%
- Tue99°68°4%
- Wed103°71°5%
- Thu110°76°7%
- Fri112°82°16%
- Sat110°75°16%
- Sun101°76°13%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 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 — Barnes
SPC has placed Barnes in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Barnes
- 66933