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Tribune, Kansas Weather

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

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

Tribune, KS
Sunday, July 5 at 1:15 PM
91
°
Clear
Feels like
95°
Humidity
27%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
11:28 PM
Sunset
2:14 PM
Tribune, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTribune, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 93°
Tribune, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    93°63°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    95°65°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    13%
    99°69°+4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    40%
    100°73°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Showers
    53%
    0.35″
    99°70°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    94°68°-5°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    98°70°+4°
Tribune, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
126° · veering 84°
Direction
SE
126°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 8
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 8 · pk 29 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2111SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Tribune, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
895.9
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 26.46 inHg
Now
895.9
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+3.6
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 892896
885890895900905-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW896.3891.7895.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Tribune, KS
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
+7 in 6h

AQI 65 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 80 now. With UV 9.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 105 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Moderate
16.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
23μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
125μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 80 now. With UV 9.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 105 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 80
UV peak
9.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 105

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 16.7 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.73
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Tribune, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
138.2mi
UNLIMITED
137 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
19:15 UTC · Tribune, 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
19:15 UTC · Tribune, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Tribune, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Tribune, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Tribune, KS
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:58 AM
Sunrise
11:28 PM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
2:14 PM
Civil dusk
8:47 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Tribune, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:04 PM
Moonset
11:02 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Tribune, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Tribune at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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: 67879

16-Day Forecast — Tribune

  1. Sun93°63°7%
  2. Mon95°65°2%
  3. Tue99°69°13%
  4. Wed100°73°40%
  5. Thu99°70°53%
  6. Fri94°68°53%
  7. Sat98°70°11%
  8. Sun101°75°2%
  9. Mon103°77°1%
  10. Tue108°78°4%
  11. Wed112°81°5%
  12. Thu102°74°9%
  13. Fri98°70°27%
  14. Sat97°75°31%
  15. Sun97°76°35%
  16. Mon99°75°26%

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 — Tribune

SPC includes Tribune in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Tribune

  • 67879

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.