Observed 3:55 PM CDT at K3AU

Augusta, KS weather

Sunny and 79°26°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 79°26°

Sunny

Wind: 10 mph17 km/hgusts 18 mph29 km/h; From the south. 35–10 mph17 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 71Moderate; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.2 inHg1023 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (77°25° then, 79°26° now)

Good hours for

Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 57°14° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonNear 77°25° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · 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	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	38%	53%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	41%	34%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	43%	41%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	47%	50%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	54%	79%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	58%	84%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	62%	86%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	64%	84%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	66%	85%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	68%	87%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	87%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	70%	91%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	73%	90%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	86%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	76%	88%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	76%	94%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	76%	95%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	72%	93%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	63%	93%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	55%	92%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	49%	86%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	44%	86%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	42%	86%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	42%	89%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	41%	91%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	42%	95%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	44%	93%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	96%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	60%	92%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	64%	90%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	67%	84%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	68%	84%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	70%	83%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	70%	86%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	71%	88%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	71%	95%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	74%	85%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	77%	86%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	79%	67%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	33%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	27%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	71%	29%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	63%	67%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	55%	67%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph35 km/h	47%	71%	3
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	42%	73%	4
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	39%	62%	4
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	38%	64%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 57°14°. Typical 68°20° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South southeast wind around 9 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 42°6°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 57°14°. Typical 67°19° / 41°5°. 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, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 3 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–57°14°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 41°5°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 67°19° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  30% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–57°14°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 41°5°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 73°23°, low 58°14°. Typical 67°19° / 41°5°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  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 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
57°14°–59°15°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 41°5°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 61°16°. Typical 66°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 40°4°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 62°17°. Typical 66°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 40°4°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 76°24°, low 59°15°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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 76. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–81°27°
Low, likely
59°15°–65°18°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 40°4°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 68°20°, low 61°16°. Typical 65°18° / 39°4°. Rain 0.46 in12 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  60% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  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.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°
Low, likely
60°16°–62°17°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 39°4°
Wind
25 mph41 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 55°13°. Typical 64°18° / 39°4°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  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
64°18°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–64°18°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 39°4°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 45 mph73 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 66°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 64°18° / 38°3°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  20% 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
57°14°–80°27°
Low, likely
38°3°–63°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 38°3°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 48 mph77 km/h
UV peak
4

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 80°, low 57°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 57°.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 57°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 66–81°; 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

Whitewater River (KS) at Augusta

1.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.6 ft
Flow: 25 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Walnut River at Augusta

1.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.5 ft
Flow: 46 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Whitewater River (KS) near Towanda

7.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.7 ft
Flow: 15 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Walnut River near El Dorado

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 22 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

This week 7Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–3:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

EL DORADO · 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

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−8°−5°SunOct 18
−2°−1°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
+10°+5°WedOct 21
+10°+6°ThuOct 22
+12°+6°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 53 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 20 min less
Golden hour: 6:02–6:54 PM; Morning 7:28–8:21 AM
Blue hour: 6:54–7:05 PM; Morning 7:18–7:28 AM; first light 7:18 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 84% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:02 AM · rises 5:36 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Augusta, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Whitewater River (KS) at Augusta

Walnut River at Augusta

Whitewater River (KS) near Towanda

Walnut River near El Dorado

For your home

Cooling 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