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Brownell, Kansas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Brownell, KS
Saturday, July 4 at 10:07 PM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
63%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:19 AM
Sunset
4:07 PM
Brownell, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBrownell, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 93°
Brownell, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    68%
    0.10″
    84°64°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    93°66°+9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    93°68°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    97°72°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    104°77°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    98°75°-6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    97°73°-1°
Brownell, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
120° · veering 42°
Direction
ESE
120°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 9
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 9 · pk 36 @ 7:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 178SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 42° from the ese.
Brownell, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
930.7
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 27.48 inHg
Now
930.7
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
+1.5
mb
24h
+3.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 927933
920925930935940-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW933.3926.8930.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Brownell, KS
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
+20 in 6h

AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 20 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneModerate
79μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Brownell, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
57.9mi
UNLIMITED
81 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
03:07 UTC · Brownell, 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
03:07 UTC · Brownell, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Brownell, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Brownell, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Brownell, KS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:49 AM
Sunrise
1:19 AM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
4:07 PM
Civil dusk
9:39 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Brownell, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:56 PM
Moonset
11:54 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Brownell, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Brownell at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 67521

16-Day Forecast — Brownell

  1. Sat84°64°68%
  2. Sun93°66°1%
  3. Mon93°68°2%
  4. Tue97°72°9%
  5. Wed104°77°33%
  6. Thu98°75°42%
  7. Fri97°73°42%
  8. Sat81°67°12%
  9. Sun88°64°2%
  10. Mon93°66°2%
  11. Tue99°69°4%
  12. Wed106°71°10%
  13. Thu114°79°14%
  14. Fri113°81°14%
  15. Sat110°86°13%
  16. Sun102°80°21%

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 — Brownell

SPC has placed Brownell in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Brownell

  • 67521

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.