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Lorraine, Kansas Weather

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

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

Lorraine, KS
Saturday, July 4 at 11:45 PM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
81%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:14 AM
Sunset
4:01 PM
Lorraine, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLorraine, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 94°
Lorraine, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    0.01″
    88°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    94°65°+6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Partly Cloudy
    96°70°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    95°71°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    23%
    107°76°+12°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    36%
    101°75°-6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    99°74°-2°
Lorraine, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
184° · veering 86°
Direction
S
184°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 10
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 10 · pk 32 @ 3:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 146SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 86° from the s.
Lorraine, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
952.3
+1.7 mb in 3h · rising · 28.12 inHg
Now
952.3
mb
3h
+1.7
mb
12h
+2.3
mb
24h
+2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 949954
940945950955960-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW953.8948.9952.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Lorraine, KS
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). 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.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
65μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

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 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Lorraine, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.7mi
UNLIMITED
100 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
04:45 UTC · Lorraine, 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
04:45 UTC · Lorraine, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lorraine, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lorraine, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lorraine, KS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:43 AM
Sunrise
1:14 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
4:01 PM
Civil dusk
9:33 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lorraine, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:51 PM
Moonset
11:48 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lorraine, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lorraine at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 67459

16-Day Forecast — Lorraine

  1. Sat88°70°45%
  2. Sun94°65°5%
  3. Mon96°70°1%
  4. Tue95°71°2%
  5. Wed107°76°23%
  6. Thu101°75°36%
  7. Fri99°74°36%
  8. Sat79°66°11%
  9. Sun87°64°3%
  10. Mon89°67°2%
  11. Tue98°69°1%
  12. Wed103°71°15%
  13. Thu111°79°16%
  14. Fri115°85°13%
  15. Sat111°84°13%
  16. Sun105°79°16%

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 — Lorraine

SPC has placed Lorraine 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 Lorraine

  • 67459

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.