Nickerson, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Nickerson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Drizzle32%0.06″85°66°—
- SundayJul 5Foggy——91°64°+6°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——93°69°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——95°71°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—106°76°+11°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle30%—106°75°0°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle30%—98°75°-8°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 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 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 11:50 PM
- Moonset
- 11:47 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Nickerson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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: 67561
16-Day Forecast — Nickerson
- Sat85°66°32%
- Sun91°64°5%
- Mon93°69°0%
- Tue95°71°2%
- Wed106°76°11%
- Thu106°75°30%
- Fri98°75°30%
- Sat78°67°7%
- Sun87°63°5%
- Mon88°67°2%
- Tue94°69°2%
- Wed101°70°10%
- Thu107°79°13%
- Fri113°83°17%
- Sat108°83°11%
- Sun104°82°13%
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 — Nickerson
SPC has placed Nickerson 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 Nickerson
- 67561