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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
Saturday, July 4 at 10:45 PM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
57%
Wind
7 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 94 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 94°
Tribune, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    88°64°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    94°65°+6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    94°66°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    100°71°+6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    99°73°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    101°71°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    46%
    0.02″
    97°64°-4°
Tribune, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
040° · backing 137°
Direction
NE
040°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
41
avg 12
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 12 · pk 41 @ 5:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 239SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 137° from the ne.
Tribune, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
894.6
+2.5 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 26.42 inHg
Now
894.6
mb
3h
+2.5
mb
12h
+1.3
mb
24h
+7.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 888896
880885890895900905-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW896.3888.2895.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Tribune, KS
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³ (AQI 56), ratio 0.49 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
12.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
24μg/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 12.0 µg/m³ (AQI 56), ratio 0.49 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.49
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Tribune, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
93%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
61.4mi
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
04:45 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
04:45 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 · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:57 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
76% 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: 74°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: 67879

16-Day Forecast — Tribune

  1. Sat88°64°9%
  2. Sun94°65°6%
  3. Mon94°66°4%
  4. Tue100°71°10%
  5. Wed99°73°23%
  6. Thu101°71°46%
  7. Fri97°64°46%
  8. Sat86°63°11%
  9. Sun88°66°1%
  10. Mon94°66°2%
  11. Tue100°70°4%
  12. Wed106°74°17%
  13. Thu111°79°19%
  14. Fri107°82°12%
  15. Sat108°79°20%
  16. Sun103°79°27%

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 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.