Gridley, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gridley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain36%2.6″78°68°—
- SundayJul 5Foggy15%—85°67°+7°
- MondayJul 6Clear——88°69°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——88°68°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——91°70°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle35%0.06″95°74°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle33%0.02″89°73°-6°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Gridley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 66852
16-Day Forecast — Gridley
- Sat78°68°36%
- Sun85°67°15%
- Mon88°69°4%
- Tue88°68°2%
- Wed91°70°7%
- Thu95°74°35%
- Fri89°73°33%
- Sat76°65°14%
- Sun79°64°9%
- Mon83°65°3%
- Tue88°65°3%
- Wed92°68°5%
- Thu97°73°7%
- Fri98°78°10%
- Sat96°74°10%
- Sun96°78°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Gridley
SPC has placed Gridley in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Gridley
- 66852