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Bern, Kansas Weather

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Bern, KS
Sunday, July 5 at 10:42 PM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
73%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:01 AM
Sunset
3:55 PM
Bern, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBern, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 69°H 89°
Bern, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Partly Cloudy
    86°64°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    89°69°+3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    90°70°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    16%
    91°66°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    58%
    0.85″
    84°70°-7°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Showers
    53%
    0.02″
    80°65°-4°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Partly Cloudy
    18%
    87°64°+7°
Bern, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
103° · veering 140°
Direction
ESE
103°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 4 mph
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 4 mph · pk 10 mph @ 9:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 115SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Bern, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
970.6
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.66 inHg
Now
970.6
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 969972
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW972.4969.3970.5
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bern, KS
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneGood
60μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Bern, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
44.8mi
UNLIMITED
64 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
03:42 UTC · Bern, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
03:42 UTC · Bern, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bern, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bern, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bern, KS
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:29 AM
Sunrise
1:01 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
3:55 PM
Civil dusk
9:29 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Bern, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
66% illuminated
Moonrise
12:04 AM
Moonset
12:45 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bern, KS
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bern at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP code: 66408

16-Day Forecast — Bern

  1. Sun86°64°1%
  2. Mon89°69°1%
  3. Tue90°70°0%
  4. Wed91°66°16%
  5. Thu84°70°58%
  6. Fri80°65°53%
  7. Sat87°64°18%
  8. Sun94°70°3%
  9. Mon101°74°2%
  10. Tue98°76°3%
  11. Wed84°69°6%
  12. Thu99°69°7%
  13. Fri87°69°16%
  14. Sat91°65°10%
  15. Sun90°67°18%
  16. Mon97°73°19%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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.

ZIP codes in Bern

  • 66408

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.