Palmer, Kansas Weather
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Palmer weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——82°56°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast23%—87°62°+5°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——94°69°+7°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——81°61°-13°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——85°55°+4°
- SaturdayJun 20Drizzle51%—92°64°+7°
- SundayJun 21Drizzle61%0.01″75°64°-17°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 6:04 AM
- Moonset
- 9:14 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Palmer at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Palmer
- Mon82°56°3%
- Tue87°62°23%
- Wed94°69°4%
- Thu81°61°5%
- Fri85°55°6%
- Sat92°64°51%
- Sun75°64°61%
- Mon68°64°34%
- Tue79°66°16%
- Wed86°70°17%
- Thu97°72°18%
- Fri98°75°20%
- Sat102°78°17%
- Sun104°80°32%
- Mon86°69°24%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Palmer
SPC has placed Palmer in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Palmer
- 66962