Niles, Kansas Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Niles weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Clear——82°56°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast15%—86°64°+4°
- WednesdayJun 17Clear——95°68°+9°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast12%—83°61°-12°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——85°60°+2°
- SaturdayJun 20Thunderstorm43%—88°63°+3°
- SundayJun 21Thunderstorm50%0.01″86°69°-2°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~65%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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).
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- Moonrise
- 7:20 AM
- Moonset
- 10:14 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Niles at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Niles
- Mon82°56°1%
- Tue86°64°15%
- Wed95°68°2%
- Thu83°61°12%
- Fri85°60°9%
- Sat88°63°43%
- Sun86°69°50%
- Mon70°64°27%
- Tue74°64°21%
- Wed84°62°18%
- Thu102°71°18%
- Fri86°64°18%
- Sat88°66°26%
- Sun91°72°26%
- Mon90°71°33%
- Tue99°68°32%
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 — Niles
SPC has placed Niles in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Niles
- 67480