Americus, Kansas Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Americus weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Drizzle49%0.02″83°64°—
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm——98°69°+15°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast10%—76°64°-22°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——79°59°+3°
- SaturdayJun 20T-storm w/ Hail55%—76°64°-3°
- SundayJun 21Thunderstorm62%1.2″78°63°+2°
- MondayJun 22Drizzle46%—67°63°-11°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast 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 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 2.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.69 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.69
- Wind
- light
- 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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 7:16 AM
- Moonset
- 10:08 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Americus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Americus
- Tue84°64°49%
- Wed98°69°6%
- Thu76°64°10%
- Fri79°59°8%
- Sat76°64°55%
- Sun78°63°62%
- Mon67°63°46%
- Tue77°64°22%
- Wed83°63°18%
- Thu86°66°26%
- Fri88°71°27%
- Sat90°74°20%
- Sun90°70°23%
- Mon85°71°42%
- Tue87°71°22%
- Wed86°70°28%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Americus
SPC has placed Americus in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Americus
- 66835