Parker, Kansas Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 17 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Parker weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 7Mostly Clear——90°69°—
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——95°70°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast25%—93°75°-2°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle44%—88°70°-5°
- SaturdayJul 11T-storm w/ Hail55%—89°71°+1°
- SundayJul 12Showers36%0.10″84°71°-5°
- MondayJul 13Clear——88°70°+4°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 70 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 70 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 70
- UV peak
- 5.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 70
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
Mackerel sky, mackerel sky — not long wet, not long dry.
- Moonrise
- 12:26 AM
- Moonset
- 1:49 PM
- In sign
- ♈︎ Aries
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Parker at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 66072
16-Day Forecast — Parker
- Tue91°69°0%
- Wed95°69°0%
- Thu93°75°25%
- Fri88°70°44%
- Sat89°71°55%
- Sun84°71°36%
- Mon88°70°8%
- Tue89°71°3%
- Wed90°71°5%
- Thu92°73°6%
- Fri93°73°8%
- Sat98°76°19%
- Sun97°76°23%
- Mon101°77°17%
- Tue102°78°14%
- Wed87°72°17%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 7, 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 day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal 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 Parker
- 66072