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
- TodayJul 5Overcast——93°63°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——95°65°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast13%—99°69°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers40%—100°73°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Showers53%0.35″99°70°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle53%—94°68°-5°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle11%—98°70°+4°
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.
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
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:04 PM
- Moonset
- 11:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
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
- Sun93°63°7%
- Mon95°65°2%
- Tue99°69°13%
- Wed100°73°40%
- Thu99°70°53%
- Fri94°68°53%
- Sat98°70°11%
- Sun101°75°2%
- Mon103°77°1%
- Tue108°78°4%
- Wed112°81°5%
- Thu102°74°9%
- Fri98°70°27%
- Sat97°75°31%
- Sun97°76°35%
- 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