Observed 3:55 PM CDT at KSLN

Abilene, KS weather

Sunny and 81°27°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 81°27°

Sunny

Wind: 12 mph19 km/h; From the south. 58–12 mph19 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° warmer than this time yesterday (79°26° then, 81°27° now)

Good hours for

Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 56°13° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonNear 78°26° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 74°23° by 2 PM · rain chance 20% · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	38%	67%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	40%	74%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	44%	79%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	51%	82%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	55%	84%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	58%	87%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	63%	87%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	65%	91%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	92%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	90%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	88%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	72%	97%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	75%	94%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	95%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	96%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	98%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	66%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	75%	83%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	90%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	61%	88%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	53%	91%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	45%	94%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	45%	92%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	43%	92%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	43%	93%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	46%	89%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	51%	92%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	57%	92%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	63%	96%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	68%	96%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	70%	97%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	97%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	78%	99%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	59°15°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	78%	91%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	97%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	77%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	87%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	86%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	83%	85%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	76%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	69%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	75%	64%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	72%	66%	1
Mon 11a	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	63%	50%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	70°21°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	55%	79%	1
Mon 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	48%	83%	1
Mon 2p	Showers	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	46%	87%	2
Mon 3p	Showers	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	46%	84%	2

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 56°13°. Typical 68°20° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 43°6°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 74°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 67°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 42°6°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 72°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
57°14°–59°15°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 59°15°. Typical 66°19° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 41°5°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 41 mph67 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 81°27°, low 61°16°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 77°25°, low 58°14°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 76°24°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–82°28°
Low, likely
58°14°–68°20°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 68°20°, low 61°16°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.35 in8.9 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
61°16°–63°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–78°26°
Low, likely
45°7°–63°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 50 mph81 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 65°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 63°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–78°26°
Low, likely
38°3°–62°17°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 39°4°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 49 mph79 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 80°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 56°.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 55°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 65–81°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Mud Creek (KS) near Talmage

5.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.0 ft

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Smoky Hill River at Enterprise

6.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.2 ft
Flow: 368 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Chapman Creek near Chapman

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.4 ft
Flow: 27 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Solomon River at Niles

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.4 ft
Flow: 113 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 92% less heating than a typical week.

This week 6Typical 77

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–2:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Abilene · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 12°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Abilene weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 50 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 24 min less
Golden hour: 6:00–6:54 PM; Morning 7:30–8:24 AM
Blue hour: 6:54–7:05 PM; Morning 7:20–7:30 AM; first light 7:20 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 91% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:04 AM · rises 5:35 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Abilene. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Abilene, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Mud Creek (KS) near Talmage

Smoky Hill River at Enterprise

Chapman Creek near Chapman

Solomon River at Niles

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon