Observed 8:55 AM CDT at KPPF

Altamont, KS weather

Sunny and 57°14°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 57°14°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the southeast. 35–9 mph14 km/h through 9 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.27 inHg1025 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by noon
High 79°26° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM

This morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 79°26° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 56°13° by 4 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningNear 55°13° · 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 9a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	64%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	64%	83%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	54%	83%	2
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	47%	80%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	42%	67%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	40%	61%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	38%	29%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	37%	41%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	40%	80%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	45%	82%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	54%	83%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	63%	86%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	65%	82%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	68%	84%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	69%	89%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	88%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	88%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	75%	88%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	84%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	76%	87%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	76%	84%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	84%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	79%	83%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	84%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	86%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	64%	87%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	55%	91%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	48%	92%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	44%	93%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	42%	94%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	40%	95%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	39%	92%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	41%	93%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	45%	95%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	54%	92%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	66%	98%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	71%	93%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	70%	96%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	71%	96%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	96%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	88%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	92%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	73%	97%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	74%	91%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	76%	96%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	78%	98%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	78%	87%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	76%	65%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 55°13°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 3 to 9 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 3 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–64°18°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–64°18°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  40% chance
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 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
73°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 61°16°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.93 in24 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
65°18°–77°25°
Low, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 60°16°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Rain 0.93 in24 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.7 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
66°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
56°13°–64°18°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 57°14°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Rain 0.61 in15 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.41 in10 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  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
62°17°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–69°21°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
31 mph49 km/h, gusts 47 mph76 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 55°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 54°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 55°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 67–76°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (ICT) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Neosho River near Parsons

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.3 ft
Flow: 3,640 cfs

Forecast peak 10.1 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Neosho River at Oswego

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.7 ft
Flow: 3,890 cfs

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Big Hill Creek at Big Hill Lake

11 mi

Level: 857 ft
Flow: 25,500 cfs

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Neosho River near Oswego

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 13.4 ft
Flow: 4,230 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 91% less heating than a typical week.

This week 7Typical 80

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–3:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Parsons 2 NW · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1925–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−9°−5°SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
±0°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
+7°+4°ThuOct 22
+8°+4°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 55 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 19 min less
Golden hour: 5:56–6:48 PM; Morning 7:21–8:13 AM
Blue hour: 6:48–6:59 PM; Morning 7:11–7:21 AM; first light 7:11 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 85% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:54 AM · rises 5:29 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Altamont. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,400 ft, 29 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Altamont, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Neosho River near Parsons

Neosho River at Oswego

Big Hill Creek at Big Hill Lake

Neosho River near Oswego

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