Heat Advisory — 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 8:00 PM

Rice County, Kansas, United States

Last updated: 6:02 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
26°C
Feels like 25°
Mostly Clear
▲ 41°  /  ▼ 26°
Wind
10 mph SSW
Humidity
50%
Dew Point
16°
Pressure
28.16 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
26%
Sunrise
6:44 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Rice County is currently mostly clear at 26°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 867 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:44AM · Sunset: 8:31PM.

Alerts

Heat Advisory
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 8:00 PM
54 AQI · Moderate Dominant: O3 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
26°
3%
7 AM
23°
14%
8 AM
25°
14%
9 AM
27°
14%
10 AM
28°
14%
11 AM
31°
14%
12 PM
33°
7%
1 PM
35°
3%
2 PM
39°
3%
3 PM
40°
3%
4 PM
40°
3%
5 PM
39°
3%
6 PM
41°
3%
7 PM
41°
3%
8 PM
38°
3%
9 PM
36°
3%
10 PM
33°
3%
11 PM
33°
3%
12 AM
32°
3%
1 AM
31°
3%
2 AM
31°
3%
3 AM
31°
3%
4 AM
30°
3%
5 AM
29°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Today
41° 26°
Mostly Clear.
Wed
43° 26°
Mostly Clear.
Thu
42° 24°
Clear with a 53% chance of rain.
Fri
39° 21°
Partly Cloudy with a 27% chance of rain.
Sat
41° 23°
Overcast with a 22% chance of rain.
Sun
38° 20°
Mostly Cloudy with a 21% chance of rain.
Mon
40° 19°
Partly Cloudy with a 25% chance of rain.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 26° Mostly Clear 3% 10 mph SSW 50%
7 AM 23° Mostly Clear 14% 10 mph SSW 49%
8 AM 25° Mostly Clear 14% 13 mph SSW 45%
9 AM 27° Mostly Clear 14% 15 mph SSW 40%
10 AM 28° Clear 14% 16 mph SSW 36%
11 AM 31° Clear 14% 17 mph SSW 31%
12 PM 33° Clear 7% 18 mph SSW 27%
1 PM 35° Clear 3% 18 mph SSW 23%
2 PM 39° Clear 3% 18 mph SSW 21%
3 PM 40° Mostly Clear 3% 18 mph SSW 19%
4 PM 40° Partly Cloudy 3% 18 mph SSW 18%
5 PM 39° Mostly Clear 3% 17 mph SSW 18%
6 PM 41° Partly Cloudy 3% 16 mph SSW 18%
7 PM 41° Mostly Clear 3% 16 mph SSW 19%
8 PM 38° Mostly Clear 3% 14 mph S 22%
9 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 3% 13 mph S 26%
10 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 3% 13 mph S 30%
11 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 3% 13 mph S 31%
12 AM 32° Partly Cloudy 3% 14 mph SSW 32%
1 AM 31° Partly Cloudy 3% 14 mph SSW 33%
2 AM 31° Partly Cloudy 3% 13 mph SSW 35%
3 AM 31° Partly Cloudy 3% 13 mph SSW 37%
4 AM 30° Partly Cloudy 3% 12 mph SSW 38%
5 AM 29° Mostly Clear 3% 13 mph SSW 40%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/11
Mostly Clear
14%
26°
41°
Wed
8/12
Mostly Clear
18%
26°
43°
Thu
8/13
Clear
53%
24°
42°
Fri
8/14
Partly Cloudy
27%
21°
39°
Sat
8/15
Overcast
22%
23°
41°
Sun
8/16
Mostly Cloudy
21%
20°
38°
Mon
8/17
Partly Cloudy
25%
19°
40°
Tue
8/18
Clear
24%
22°
42°
Wed
8/19
Clear
35%
22°
42°
Thu
8/20
Clear
15%
26°
43°
Fri
8/21
Clear
25%
24°
41°
Sat
8/22
Drizzle
60%
24°
39°
Sun
8/23
Clear
60%
23°
39°
Mon
8/24
Drizzle
60%
23°
38°
Tue
8/25
Drizzle
60%
23°
38°
54
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: O3
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
47 AQI 8.5 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
Dominant
54 AQI 57 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 54 Moderate 54 47
Wed 47 Good 47 37
Thu 52 Moderate 47 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 Tue Aug 11, 09:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE54 J/kg
MLCAPE270 J/kg
MUCAPE460 J/kg
SBCIN-939 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-0.9
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear13 kt
0–1 km Shear26 kt
Eff. Shear—
0–1 km SRH164
0–3 km SRH175
Eff. SRH—
Storm Motion22° @ 2 kt
0–1 km EHI0.1
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)—
Supercell—
K-Index19.3
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.15 in
0–3 km LR4.7 °C/km
700–500 LR8.2 °C/km
Total Totals49.7
LCL824 hPa
LFC552 hPa
EL349 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,347 ft