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

McPherson County, Kansas, United States

Last updated: 9:59 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
32°C
Feels like 31°
Clear
▲ 42°  /  ▼ 26°
Wind
14 mph SSW
Humidity
37%
Dew Point
18°
Pressure
28.24 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
7.1
Cloud Cover
9%
Sunrise
6:42 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: McPherson County is currently clear at 32°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1134 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:42AM · Sunset: 8:28PM.

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
52 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
32°
3%
10 AM
33°
14%
11 AM
34°
7%
12 PM
36°
3%
1 PM
40°
3%
2 PM
40°
3%
3 PM
41°
3%
4 PM
40°
3%
5 PM
42°
3%
6 PM
41°
3%
7 PM
38°
3%
8 PM
36°
3%
9 PM
33°
3%
10 PM
33°
3%
11 PM
32°
3%
12 AM
32°
3%
1 AM
31°
3%
2 AM
31°
3%
3 AM
30°
3%
4 AM
28°
3%
5 AM
26°
3%
6 AM
26°
3%
7 AM
27°
3%
8 AM
28°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Today
42° 26°
Mostly Clear.
Thu
44° 26°
Clear with a 49% chance of rain.
Fri
39° 21°
Partly Cloudy with a 36% chance of rain.
Sat
39° 19°
Mostly Cloudy with a 39% chance of rain.
Sun
37° 22°
Clear with a 43% chance of rain.
Mon
36° 19°
Rain, 34% chance.
Tue
40° 19°
Clear.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 32° Clear 3% 14 mph SSW 37%
10 AM 33° Clear 14% 15 mph SW 32%
11 AM 34° Mostly Clear 7% 15 mph SSW 28%
12 PM 36° Mostly Clear 3% 15 mph SSW 25%
1 PM 40° Mostly Clear 3% 15 mph SSW 24%
2 PM 40° Mostly Clear 3% 17 mph SSW 22%
3 PM 41° Clear 3% 17 mph SSW 21%
4 PM 40° Partly Cloudy 3% 16 mph S 21%
5 PM 42° Partly Cloudy 3% 16 mph S 22%
6 PM 41° Mostly Clear 3% 16 mph S 23%
7 PM 38° Clear 3% 14 mph S 27%
8 PM 36° Clear 3% 12 mph S 31%
9 PM 33° Clear 3% 12 mph S 35%
10 PM 33° Clear 3% 14 mph S 36%
11 PM 32° Clear 3% 14 mph S 37%
12 AM 32° Clear 3% 14 mph S 38%
1 AM 31° Clear 3% 14 mph S 39%
2 AM 31° Clear 3% 14 mph S 41%
3 AM 30° Clear 3% 14 mph S 42%
4 AM 28° Clear 3% 14 mph S 44%
5 AM 26° Clear 3% 13 mph S 45%
6 AM 26° Clear 3% 12 mph S 47%
7 AM 27° Clear 3% 14 mph S 44%
8 AM 28° Clear 3% 15 mph S 41%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/12
Mostly Clear
3%
26°
42°
Thu
8/13
Clear
49%
26°
44°
Fri
8/14
Partly Cloudy
36%
21°
39°
Sat
8/15
Mostly Cloudy
39%
19°
39°
Sun
8/16
Clear
43%
22°
37°
Mon
8/17
Rain
34%
19°
36°
Tue
8/18
Clear
19%
19°
40°
Wed
8/19
Drizzle
43%
22°
42°
Thu
8/20
Drizzle
68%
23°
42°
Fri
8/21
Clear
21%
22°
43°
Sat
8/22
Drizzle
60%
25°
39°
Sun
8/23
Clear
60%
24°
38°
Mon
8/24
Drizzle
60%
23°
38°
Tue
8/25
Clear
60%
23°
37°
Wed
8/26
Drizzle
60%
23°
38°
52
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
52 AQI 9.8 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
47 AQI 51 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Thu 52 Moderate 47 52
Fri 49 Good 49 48
Sat 50 Good 48 50
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
SBCAPE840 J/kg
MLCAPE371 J/kg
MUCAPE840 J/kg
SBCIN0 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-3.4
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear15 kt
0–1 km Shear19 kt
Eff. Shear15 kt
0–1 km SRH114
0–3 km SRH103
Eff. SRH103
Storm Motion77° @ 3 kt
0–1 km EHI0.6
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index30.6
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.44 in
0–3 km LR6.6 °C/km
700–500 LR7.7 °C/km
Total Totals51.2
LCL778 hPa
LFC956 hPa
EL192 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,806 ft