The heat waves roiling Western Europe this summer toppled an average temperature record for the June-July period set in 2022, according to the European climate agency Copernicus. The extreme heat began in May and has contributed to major wildfires, prolonged drought and new national temperat…
Salina, KS
Right Now
- Humidity: 58%
- Feels Like: 84°
- Heat Index: 84°
- Wind: 5 mph
- Wind Chill: 81°
- UV Index: 6 High
- Sunrise: 07:06:41 AM
- Sunset: 07:48:02 PM
- Dew Point: 65°
- Visibility: 10 mi
Today
Mostly cloudy skies. Scattered thunderstorms this morning. High 89F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50%.
Tonight
Variable clouds with scattered thunderstorms. Storms may contain strong gusty winds. Low 69F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
Tomorrow
A few passing clouds, otherwise generally sunny. High 89F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph.
Next 12 Hours
Wind: NNE @ 5 mph
Precip: 11% Chance
Humidity: 63%
Wind Chill: 80°
Heat Index: 83°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 66°
Wind: NNE @ 6 mph
Precip: 11% Chance
Humidity: 66%
Wind Chill: 79°
Heat Index: 82°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 8 mi
Dew Point: 67°
Wind: NE @ 6 mph
Precip: 13% Chance
Humidity: 71%
Wind Chill: 78°
Heat Index: 78°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 9 mi
Dew Point: 68°
Wind: ENE @ 6 mph
Precip: 16% Chance
Humidity: 81%
Wind Chill: 77°
Heat Index: 77°
UV Index: 1 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 71°
Wind: ENE @ 9 mph
Precip: 20% Chance
Humidity: 77%
Wind Chill: 78°
Heat Index: 83°
UV Index: 1 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 70°
Wind: ENE @ 7 mph
Precip: 49% Chance
Humidity: 76%
Wind Chill: 79°
Heat Index: 84°
UV Index: 2 Low
Visibility: 7 mi
Dew Point: 71°
Wind: ENE @ 9 mph
Precip: 15% Chance
Humidity: 76%
Wind Chill: 79°
Heat Index: 84°
UV Index: 3 Moderate
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 71°
Wind: NNE @ 8 mph
Precip: 15% Chance
Humidity: 64%
Wind Chill: 84°
Heat Index: 89°
UV Index: 5 Moderate
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 70°
Wind: NE @ 6 mph
Precip: 15% Chance
Humidity: 59%
Wind Chill: 86°
Heat Index: 92°
UV Index: 6 High
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 70°
Wind: NNE @ 7 mph
Precip: 15% Chance
Humidity: 57%
Wind Chill: 87°
Heat Index: 93°
UV Index: 4 Moderate
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 70°
Wind: NNE @ 8 mph
Precip: 15% Chance
Humidity: 56%
Wind Chill: 88°
Heat Index: 95°
UV Index: 3 Moderate
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 70°
Wind: NNE @ 9 mph
Precip: 15% Chance
Humidity: 58%
Wind Chill: 87°
Heat Index: 94°
UV Index: 2 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 71°
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- CBC English
Some residents have been allowed to return to their homes — or what's left of them — after the Bradley Creek wildfire ripped through communities near Vernon, B.C. Amid the devastation and growing concerns over climate change, some are worried about the future of their community.
- FMM - F24 Vertical
Firefighters across Europe battled multiple fires August 14 as a new wave of record-breaking heat baked a swath of the continent. The historic temperatures are linked to human-caused climate change, and are hitting countries better suited for long cold seasons and ill-equipped for such extre…
- Laura Paddison CNN
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- Jason Maloney For Agri-View
The noticeable switch from hot and humid weather to cool and drier weather, and back again, brought hope of rain as July melted into August in far-northern Wisconsin. Unfortunately the hope of rain did not turn into actual moisture for most. Much of northern Wisconsin remains dry with large …
- Climate Central
Dangerous heat has been spreading across much of the United States as a prolonged heat wave spread from the western United States eastward to the Midwest and South.
- Jason Maloney For Agri-View
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- Jason Maloney For Agri-View
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- Berkley Earth
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- Climate Central
Climate change is supercharging the water cycle, bringing heavier rainfall extremes and related flood risks across the United States. Some 129 U.S. cities – 90 percent of 144 analyzed –have experienced an increase in hourly rainfall intensity since 1970. Across those 129 locations, hourly ra…
- Jason Maloney For Agri-View
May in far-northern Wisconsin was damp and cool. Many mornings the air over land along Lake Superior almost invited Jack Frost for a late visit. It seemed like the liquid in outdoor thermometers was influenced more by gravity than by heat. Lake Superior surface-water temperatures in some are…
- Chris Vagasky Wisconsin Energy Institute University of Wisconsin
Whether working in the field or preparing the farm for severe storms, a weather forecast is essential. Folks might instinctively grab their smartphones to check an app for an instant weather update. But many times the sky has painted a different picture than what’s on that screen.
