Nickerson, Kansas Weather
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Nickerson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast19%—86°67°—
- ThursdayJun 4Thunderstorm24%0.01″83°68°-3°
- FridayJun 5Thunderstorm19%—92°69°+9°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast24%—87°70°-5°
- SundayJun 7Showers28%—86°67°-1°
- MondayJun 8Thunderstorm26%—96°71°+10°
- TuesdayJun 9Partly Cloudy26%—101°74°+5°
Ozone at AQI 34. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~86%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 6 AM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~86%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
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
- 4:56 AM
- Moonset
- 2:41 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Nickerson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 4, 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 — Nickerson
SPC has placed Nickerson in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
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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.