Extreme Heat Warning — Russell, KS, Lincoln, KS, Barton, KS, Ellsworth, KS, Saline, KS, Rice, KS, McPherson, KS, Marion, KS, Chase, KS, Reno, KS, Harvey, KS, Butler, KS, Greenwood, KS, Woodson, KS, Allen, KS, Kingman, KS, Sedgwick, KS, Harper, KS, Sumner, KS, Cowley, KS, Elk, KS, Wilson, KS, Neosho, KS, Chautauqua, KS, Montgomery, KS, Labette, KS 7:00 PM

Barton County, Kansas, United States

Last updated: 9:58 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
32°C
Feels like 31°
Partly Cloudy
▲ 43°  /  ▼ 24°
Wind
13 mph SW
Humidity
32%
Dew Point
16°
Pressure
27.86 inHg
Visibility
9 mi
UV Index
6.6
Cloud Cover
42%
Sunrise
6:46 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Barton County is currently partly cloudy at 32°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 900 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:46AM · Sunset: 8:32PM.

Alerts

Extreme Heat Warning
Russell, KS, Lincoln, KS, Barton, KS, Ellsworth, KS, Saline, KS, Rice, KS, McPherson, KS, Marion, KS, Chase, KS, Reno, KS, Harvey, KS, Butler, KS, Greenwood, KS, Woodson, KS, Allen, KS, Kingman, KS, Sedgwick, KS, Harper, KS, Sumner, KS, Cowley, KS, Elk, KS, Wilson, KS, Neosho, KS, Chautauqua, KS, Montgomery, KS, Labette, KS
Expires 7:00 PM
54 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
32°
3%
10 AM
32°
14%
11 AM
34°
14%
12 PM
36°
3%
1 PM
41°
3%
2 PM
41°
3%
3 PM
41°
3%
4 PM
41°
3%
5 PM
43°
3%
6 PM
42°
3%
7 PM
39°
3%
8 PM
37°
3%
9 PM
34°
3%
10 PM
33°
3%
11 PM
33°
3%
12 AM
32°
3%
1 AM
31°
3%
2 AM
31°
3%
3 AM
30°
3%
4 AM
28°
3%
5 AM
24°
3%
6 AM
24°
3%
7 AM
26°
3%
8 AM
27°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Today
43° 24°
Mostly Clear.
Thu
43° 24°
Mostly Clear with a 51% chance of rain.
Fri
38° 18°
Partly Cloudy with a 57% chance of rain.
Sat
39° 18°
Overcast with a 43% chance of rain.
Sun
37° 19°
Clear with a 43% chance of rain.
Mon
36° 18°
Clear with a 43% chance of rain.
Tue
39° 19°
Clear.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 32° Partly Cloudy 3% 13 mph SW 32%
10 AM 32° Mostly Clear 14% 14 mph SW 28%
11 AM 34° Mostly Clear 14% 14 mph SSW 24%
12 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 3% 14 mph SSW 21%
1 PM 41° Mostly Clear 3% 15 mph SSW 20%
2 PM 41° Partly Cloudy 3% 17 mph SSW 19%
3 PM 41° Clear 3% 17 mph SSW 18%
4 PM 41° Clear 3% 17 mph SSW 18%
5 PM 43° Clear 3% 17 mph S 18%
6 PM 42° Clear 3% 17 mph S 19%
7 PM 39° Clear 3% 15 mph S 22%
8 PM 37° Clear 3% 14 mph S 26%
9 PM 34° Clear 3% 13 mph S 30%
10 PM 33° Clear 3% 14 mph S 32%
11 PM 33° Clear 3% 15 mph S 34%
12 AM 32° Clear 3% 16 mph S 37%
1 AM 31° Clear 3% 16 mph S 38%
2 AM 31° Mostly Clear 3% 15 mph S 39%
3 AM 30° Mostly Clear 3% 14 mph S 40%
4 AM 28° Mostly Clear 3% 13 mph S 43%
5 AM 24° Clear 3% 12 mph S 45%
6 AM 24° Clear 3% 11 mph S 48%
7 AM 26° Clear 3% 12 mph S 44%
8 AM 27° Clear 3% 13 mph SSW 39%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/12
Mostly Clear
3%
24°
43°
Thu
8/13
Mostly Clear
51%
24°
43°
Fri
8/14
Partly Cloudy
57%
18°
38°
Sat
8/15
Overcast
43%
18°
39°
Sun
8/16
Clear
43%
19°
37°
Mon
8/17
Clear
43%
18°
36°
Tue
8/18
Clear
19%
19°
39°
Wed
8/19
Drizzle
43%
18°
41°
Thu
8/20
Drizzle
68%
22°
42°
Fri
8/21
Clear
51%
21°
41°
Sat
8/22
Drizzle
60%
24°
39°
Sun
8/23
Drizzle
60%
24°
39°
Mon
8/24
Clear
60%
23°
38°
Tue
8/25
Clear
60%
22°
37°
Wed
8/26
Drizzle
60%
23°
38°
54
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
54 AQI 10.6 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
50 AQI 55 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Thu 54 Moderate 50 54
Fri 53 Moderate 47 53
Sat 52 Moderate 45 52
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Wed Aug 12, 13:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE461 J/kg
MLCAPE183 J/kg
MUCAPE461 J/kg
SBCIN0 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-2.4
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear12 kt
0–1 km Shear14 kt
Eff. Shear12 kt
0–1 km SRH51
0–3 km SRH73
Eff. SRH73
Storm Motion141° @ 6 kt
0–1 km EHI0.2
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index30.6
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.39 in
0–3 km LR6.7 °C/km
700–500 LR8.0 °C/km
Total Totals50.7
LCL751 hPa
LFC943 hPa
EL214 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,304 ft