Parker, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Parker weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain45%0.09″81°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast11%—90°66°+9°
- MondayJul 6Clear——92°70°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——87°67°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——90°71°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers39%0.17″88°74°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle39%—89°71°+1°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.85 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 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 11:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Parker at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 66072
16-Day Forecast — Parker
- Sat81°70°45%
- Sun90°66°11%
- Mon92°70°2%
- Tue87°67°2%
- Wed90°71°5%
- Thu88°74°39%
- Fri89°71°39%
- Sat76°67°13%
- Sun80°63°9%
- Mon83°65°3%
- Tue86°65°3%
- Wed90°68°4%
- Thu92°74°7%
- Fri92°77°11%
- Sat88°77°10%
- Sun94°77°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 — Parker
SPC has placed Parker 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 Parker
- 66072