Missouri River at St. Joseph
20 mi- Level
- 7.1 ft
- Flow
- 39,200 cfs
Forecast peak 7.2 ft Sat 7 AM
Reading from Fri 11:35 PM · NWS gauge page
Observed 2:10 AM CDT at KSTJ
Atchison, KS weather
Clear and 61°16°, jacket by 7 AM.
Today: low 55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°), high 79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°).
Now 61°16°
Clear
- Wind
- 6 mph9 km/h
- From the south-southeast. 69–9 mph14 km/h through 2 PM
- Dew point
- 48°9°
- Comfortable
- UV index
- 0Low
- Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
- Pressure
- 30.17 inHg1022 hPa
- Steady over the last 3 h
Next 2 hours
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
Good hours for
TonightNear 58°14° · Mostly cloudy
This morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 79°26° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 59°15° by 1 AM · Cloudy
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 2a | Clear | 59°15° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°) | 59°15° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 69% | 40% | 0 |
| Sat 3a | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°) | 59°15° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 67% | 77% | 0 |
| Sat 4a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°) | 57°14° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 72% | 77% | 0 |
| Sat 5a | Partly cloudy | 56°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°) | 56°13° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 72% | 63% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Partly cloudy | 56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°) | 56°13° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 72% | 50% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Partly cloudy | 55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°) | 55°13° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h | 74% | 47% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°) | 55°13° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 72% | 59% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°) | 57°14° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 72% | 54% | 1 |
| Sat 10a | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°) | 63°17° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 60% | 60% | 2 |
| Sat 11a | Sunny | 68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°) | 68°20° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 53% | 18% | 3 |
| Sat 12p | Sunny | 71°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°) | 71°22° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 49% | 16% | 4 |
| Sat 1p | Mostly sunny | 75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°) | 75°24° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h | 41% | 58% | 4 |
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°) | 77°25° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 39% | 63% | 5 |
| Sat 3p | Sunny | 78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°) | 78°26° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 38% | 37% | 4 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°) | 79°26° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 36% | 71% | 3 |
| Sat 5p | Cloudy | 77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°) | 77°25° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 39% | 77% | 2 |
| Sat 6p | Partly cloudy | 76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°) | 76°24° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 42% | 74% | 1 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 49% | 72% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°) | 66°19° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 58% | 74% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°) | 64°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 60% | 77% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°) | 63°17° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 62% | 80% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°) | 62°17° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 65% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°) | 61°16° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 67% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°) | 61°16° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 67% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°) | 59°15° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 69% | 78% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°) | 58°14° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 72% | 69% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 75% | 55% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°) | 56°13° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 77% | 76% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°) | 56°13° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 77% | 77% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°) | 55°13° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 80% | 78% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°) | 54°12° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 83% | 78% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Sunny | 58°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°) | 58°14° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 77% | 40% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Mostly cloudy | 64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 65% | 53% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Sunny | 69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°) | 69°21° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 55% | 37% | 3 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°) | 73°23° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 49% | 73% | 4 |
| Sun 1p | Partly sunny | 76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°) | 76°24° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 43% | 66% | 4 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 77°25° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°) | 77°25° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 40% | 77% | 4 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 78°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°) | 78°26° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 39% | 79% | 4 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°) | 79°26° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 38% | 79% | 3 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°) | 77°25° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 40% | 84% | 2 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°) | 75°24° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 45% | 89% | 1 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°) | 70°21° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 53% | 93% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°) | 65°18° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 63% | 94% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°) | 63°17° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 67% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°) | 62°17° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h | 67% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Mostly cloudy | 61°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°) | 61°16° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 70% | 80% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°) | 60°16° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 69% | 88% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°) | 59°15° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 72% | 85% | 0 |
Days ahead
Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.
Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 55°13°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 79°26°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 66°19°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 56°13°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 76°24°–79°26°
- Low, likely
- 53°12°–58°14°
- Wind
- 12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 54°12°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 79°26°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 65°18°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 56°13°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South southwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 78°26°–80°27°
- Low, likely
- 52°11°–56°13°
- Wind
- 8 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 76°24°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 55°13°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 75°24°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 65°18°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 60°15°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 76°24°).
- High, likely
- 73°23°–77°25°
- Low, likely
- 51°11°–58°14°
- Wind
- 12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 54°12°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 59°15°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 70°21°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 65°18°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Partly cloudy, 61°16°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 68°20°–71°22°
- Low, likely
- 54°12°–59°15°
- Wind
- 13 mph22 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 75°24°, low 51°11°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly sunny, 60°16°20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 76°25°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 69°21°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Mostly clear, 64°18°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 74°23°–77°25°
- Low, likely
- 51°11°–62°17°
- Wind
- 18 mph28 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 53°12°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 64°18°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 77°25°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Showers, 70°21°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 64°18°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 73°23°–80°27°
- Low, likely
- 53°12°–65°18°
- Wind
- 17 mph27 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 71°22°, low 63°17°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 64°18°20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 76°25°30% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 70°21°30% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 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. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 71°22°–80°27°
- Low, likely
- 61°16°–66°19°
- Wind
- 16 mph26 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 62°17°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 64°18°50% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 70°21°40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Partly cloudy, 66°19°40% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 62°17°30% chance · 0.16 in4.1 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
- 62°17°–78°26°
- Low, likely
- 57°14°–69°21°
- Wind
- 17 mph28 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
- UV peak
- 1
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 69°21°, low 55°13°. Rain 0.35 in8.9 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 63°17°30% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 71°22°20% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 60°15°20% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 50°10°20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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
- 64°18°–78°26°
- Low, likely
- 54°12°–57°14°
- Wind
- 22 mph36 km/h, gusts 43 mph69 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 47°8°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 52°11°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 57°14°20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 50°10°20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 62°17°–63°17°
- Low, likely
- 44°7°–50°10°
- Wind
- 26 mph41 km/h, gusts 43 mph69 km/h
- UV peak
- 1
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 79°, low 55°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 53°.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 54°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 62–75°.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (EAX) (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
Below flood stage
Missouri River at Atchison
1.2 mi- Level
- 9.1 ft
- Flow
- 39,800 cfs
Reading from Sat 12:30 AM · NWS gauge page
Stranger Creek at Easton
15 mi- Level
- 2.6 ft
- Flow
- 30 cfs
Reading from Sat 12:30 AM · NWS gauge page
Missouri River at Leavenworth
20 mi- Level
- 4.5 ft
- Flow
- 41,000 cfs
Reading from Sat 12:30 AM · NWS gauge page
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 6:28 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 48 min
- Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 26 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:51–6:45 PM
- Morning 7:23–8:17 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:45–6:56 PM
- Morning 7:12–7:23 AM; first light 7:12 AM
Stars tonight? Poor
Clouds most of the night (about 59% cover).
Moon
Waxing gibbous
96% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 5:55 AM · rises 5:26 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 25
- New moon
- Nov 9
