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Cherokee County, Kansas, United States

Last updated: 7:36 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
25°C
Feels like 27°
Mostly Clear
▲ 39°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
4 mph ESE
Humidity
68%
Dew Point
20°
Pressure
29.00 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
2.3
Cloud Cover
11%
Sunrise
6:54 AM
Sunset
7:40 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Cherokee County is currently mostly clear at 25°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1408 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:54AM · Sunset: 7:40PM.

61 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
25°
11%
8 AM
26°
27%
9 AM
29°
20%
10 AM
32°
15%
11 AM
33°
15%
12 PM
35°
15%
1 PM
37°
4%
2 PM
37°
10%
3 PM
37°
10%
4 PM
37°
21%
5 PM
37°
24%
6 PM
36°
25%
7 PM
34°
25%
8 PM
33°
25%
9 PM
29°
23%
10 PM
28°
23%
11 PM
28°
24%
12 AM
27°
17%
1 AM
27°
17%
2 AM
26°
17%
3 AM
26°
17%
4 AM
25°
9%
5 AM
23°
5%
6 AM
23°
5%
7-Day Forecast
Today
39° 23°
Partly Cloudy with a 25% chance of rain.
Mon
39° 23°
Mostly Clear.
Tue
42° 23°
Clear.
Wed
42° 23°
Clear with a 65% chance of rain.
Thu
35° 20°
Rain, 90% chance.
Fri
37° 19°
Drizzle, 52% chance.
Sat
39° 22°
Overcast with a 37% chance of rain.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 25° Mostly Clear 11% 4 mph ESE 68%
8 AM 26° Mostly Clear 27% 3 mph S 56%
9 AM 29° Mostly Clear 20% 2 mph S 50%
10 AM 32° Mostly Clear 15% 2 mph SE 44%
11 AM 33° Partly Cloudy 15% 2 mph NE 40%
12 PM 35° Partly Cloudy 15% 2 mph NE 35%
1 PM 37° Partly Cloudy 4% 3 mph NE 34%
2 PM 37° Partly Cloudy 10% 4 mph ENE 33%
3 PM 37° Partly Cloudy 10% 5 mph ESE 32%
4 PM 37° Partly Cloudy 21% 5 mph ESE 33%
5 PM 37° Mostly Clear 24% 6 mph E 35%
6 PM 36° Mostly Clear 25% 7 mph E 38%
7 PM 34° Mostly Clear 25% 7 mph E 43%
8 PM 33° Mostly Clear 25% 7 mph E 50%
9 PM 29° Mostly Clear 23% 7 mph ESE 56%
10 PM 28° Mostly Clear 23% 7 mph ESE 61%
11 PM 28° Clear 24% 7 mph E 65%
12 AM 27° Clear 17% 7 mph ESE 69%
1 AM 27° Clear 17% 7 mph ESE 72%
2 AM 26° Mostly Clear 17% 7 mph ESE 75%
3 AM 26° Mostly Clear 17% 7 mph ESE 78%
4 AM 25° Mostly Clear 9% 7 mph ESE 80%
5 AM 23° Mostly Clear 5% 7 mph ESE 81%
6 AM 23° Mostly Clear 5% 7 mph ESE 82%
15-Day Forecast
Today
9/6
Partly Cloudy
25%
23°
39°
Mon
9/7
Mostly Clear
17%
23°
39°
Tue
9/8
Clear
3%
23°
42°
Wed
9/9
Clear
65%
23°
42°
Thu
9/10
Rain
90%
20°
35°
Fri
9/11
Drizzle
52%
19°
37°
Sat
9/12
Overcast
37%
22°
39°
Sun
9/13
Rain
57%
17°
33°
Mon
9/14
Rain
64%
16°
29°
Tue
9/15
Drizzle
56%
10°
29°
Wed
9/16
Drizzle
60%
32°
Thu
9/17
Clear
60%
18°
33°
Fri
9/18
Drizzle
60%
18°
33°
Sat
9/19
Drizzle
60%
19°
33°
Sun
9/20
Drizzle
60%
19°
34°
61
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
61 AQI 14.3 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
44 AQI 48 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Mon 61 Moderate 44 61
Tue 66 Moderate 49 66
Wed 67 Moderate 54 67
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Sun Sep 6, 11:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 50 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE68 J/kg
MLCAPE171 J/kg
MUCAPE262 J/kg
SBCIN-531 J/kg
MLCIN-291 J/kg
Lifted Index-0.7
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear6 kt
0–1 km Shear4 kt
Eff. Shear3 kt
0–1 km SRH20
0–3 km SRH-6
Eff. SRH-2
Storm Motion40° @ 18 kt
0–1 km EHI0.0
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index37.4
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.60 in
0–3 km LR5.3 °C/km
700–500 LR5.7 °C/km
Total Totals48.2
LCL911 hPa
LFC631 hPa
EL386 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,770 ft