Herkimer, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Herkimer weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast74%—81°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——90°67°+9°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——91°68°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——93°69°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast35%—104°70°+11°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle39%—94°71°-10°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle28%—96°72°+2°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.70
- 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
- 11:45 PM
- Moonset
- 11:40 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Herkimer at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Herkimer
- Sat81°68°74%
- Sun90°67°4%
- Mon91°68°1%
- Tue93°69°2%
- Wed104°70°35%
- Thu94°71°39%
- Fri96°72°28%
- Sat85°68°4%
- Sun87°65°6%
- Mon92°64°2%
- Tue101°68°3%
- Wed104°71°5%
- Thu112°76°10%
- Fri112°83°10%
- Sat111°76°10%
- Sun101°80°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 — Herkimer
SPC has placed Herkimer in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Herkimer
- 66508