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

Rice County, Kansas, United States

Last updated: 9:58 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
32°C
Feels like 31°
Clear
▲ 42°  /  ▼ 25°
Wind
13 mph SSW
Humidity
33%
Dew Point
17°
Pressure
28.07 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
7.1
Cloud Cover
10%
Sunrise
6:44 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Rice County is currently clear at 31°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 983 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:44AM · Sunset: 8:30PM.

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
51 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
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
32°
3%
11 PM
32°
3%
12 AM
31°
3%
1 AM
31°
3%
2 AM
30°
3%
3 AM
30°
3%
4 AM
28°
3%
5 AM
26°
3%
6 AM
25°
3%
7 AM
26°
3%
8 AM
28°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Today
42° 25°
Mostly Clear.
Thu
44° 25°
Clear with a 54% chance of rain.
Fri
39° 20°
Partly Cloudy with a 40% chance of rain.
Sat
39° 19°
Mostly Cloudy with a 43% chance of rain.
Sun
38° 21°
Rain, 64% chance.
Mon
37° 19°
Clear with a 43% chance of rain.
Tue
40° 20°
Clear.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 32° Clear 3% 13 mph SSW 33%
10 AM 32° Mostly Clear 14% 14 mph SW 29%
11 AM 34° Mostly Clear 14% 15 mph SSW 26%
12 PM 36° Clear 3% 14 mph SSW 22%
1 PM 40° Clear 3% 15 mph SSW 21%
2 PM 40° Partly Cloudy 3% 16 mph SSW 20%
3 PM 41° Partly Cloudy 3% 17 mph SSW 19%
4 PM 40° Clear 3% 16 mph SSW 19%
5 PM 42° Clear 3% 16 mph S 19%
6 PM 41° Clear 3% 16 mph S 20%
7 PM 38° Clear 3% 14 mph S 24%
8 PM 36° Clear 3% 12 mph S 28%
9 PM 33° Clear 3% 11 mph S 31%
10 PM 32° Clear 3% 13 mph S 34%
11 PM 32° Clear 3% 14 mph S 35%
12 AM 31° Clear 3% 14 mph S 37%
1 AM 31° Clear 3% 14 mph S 38%
2 AM 30° Clear 3% 13 mph S 39%
3 AM 30° Clear 3% 13 mph S 41%
4 AM 28° Clear 3% 12 mph S 43%
5 AM 26° Clear 3% 12 mph S 44%
6 AM 25° Clear 3% 12 mph S 46%
7 AM 26° Clear 3% 12 mph S 43%
8 AM 28° Clear 3% 14 mph S 40%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/12
Mostly Clear
3%
25°
42°
Thu
8/13
Clear
54%
25°
44°
Fri
8/14
Partly Cloudy
40%
20°
39°
Sat
8/15
Mostly Cloudy
43%
19°
39°
Sun
8/16
Rain
64%
21°
38°
Mon
8/17
Clear
43%
19°
37°
Tue
8/18
Clear
19%
20°
40°
Wed
8/19
Drizzle
43%
21°
43°
Thu
8/20
Drizzle
68%
24°
43°
Fri
8/21
Clear
44%
22°
43°
Sat
8/22
Drizzle
60%
25°
40°
Sun
8/23
Clear
60%
24°
39°
Mon
8/24
Drizzle
60%
23°
38°
Tue
8/25
Clear
25%
23°
37°
Wed
8/26
Drizzle
60%
23°
38°
51
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
51 AQI 9.2 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
47 AQI 51 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Thu 51 Moderate 47 51
Fri 48 Good 47 48
Sat 49 Good 48 49
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
SBCAPE596 J/kg
MLCAPE249 J/kg
MUCAPE596 J/kg
SBCIN0 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-2.7
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear13 kt
0–1 km Shear18 kt
Eff. Shear13 kt
0–1 km SRH87
0–3 km SRH85
Eff. SRH85
Storm Motion106° @ 4 kt
0–1 km EHI0.3
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index31.7
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.44 in
0–3 km LR6.7 °C/km
700–500 LR7.7 °C/km
Total Totals50.9
LCL766 hPa
LFC951 hPa
EL201 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,603 ft