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Louisburg, Kansas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Louisburg, KS
Saturday, July 4 at 2:14 PM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
82%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
12:59 AM
Sunset
3:46 PM
Louisburg, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLouisburg, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 51% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 67°H 87°
Louisburg, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    51%
    0.39″
    80°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    15%
    0.83″
    89°67°+9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    84°67°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    86°65°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    90°68°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    38%
    91°75°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    0.02″
    87°72°-4°
Louisburg, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
094° · backing 71°
Direction
E
094°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 8 · pk 28 @ 2:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 286SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 17 mph with gusts pulsing to 28 — flags snap, branches bend.
Louisburg, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.7
-2.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.84 inHg
Now
976.7
mb
3h
-2.3
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 975980
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW980.1975.3976.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Louisburg, KS
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.3 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
101μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
7.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 25

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.3 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.77
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Louisburg, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
96%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.9mi
UNLIMITED
59 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
19:14 UTC · Louisburg, 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
19:14 UTC · Louisburg, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Louisburg, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Louisburg, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Louisburg, KS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:28 AM
Sunrise
12:59 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
3:46 PM
Civil dusk
9:19 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Louisburg, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 PM
Moonset
10:26 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Louisburg, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Louisburg at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°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: 66053

16-Day Forecast — Louisburg

  1. Sat80°70°51%
  2. Sun89°67°15%
  3. Mon84°67°2%
  4. Tue86°65°3%
  5. Wed90°68°4%
  6. Thu91°75°38%
  7. Fri87°72°39%
  8. Sat82°65°21%
  9. Sun79°60°7%
  10. Mon79°59°3%
  11. Tue81°60°6%
  12. Wed84°60°10%
  13. Thu85°63°14%
  14. Fri88°71°19%
  15. Sat84°68°25%
  16. Sun79°63°29%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — Louisburg

SPC has placed Louisburg in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Louisburg

  • 66053

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.