Observed 1:55 PM CDT at KJLN

Baxter Springs, KS weather

Sunny and 79°26°, 14°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 79°26°

Sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the southwest. Up to 8 mph13 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Air quality: 61Moderate; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.27 inHg1025 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 80°27° today at 4 PM
Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (77°25° → 65°18°)
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 54°12° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonNear 80°27° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 5 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 4 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · 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 2p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	36%	45%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	35%	52%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	34%	82%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	35%	77%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	40%	86%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	48%	86%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	60%	84%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	65%	66%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	79%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	69%	79%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	78%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	81%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	81%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	79%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	74%	79%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	79%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	79%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	83%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	83%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	85%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	58%	87%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	53%	87%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	48%	87%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	42%	88%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	40%	88%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	78°26°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	38%	88%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	78°26°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	38%	89%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	91%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	43%	92%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	49%	92%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	63%	94%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	75%	95%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	97%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	98%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	98%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	95%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	87%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	96%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	84%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	92%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	97%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	89%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	66%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	53%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	60%	68%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	53%	41%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	46%	60%	4
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	41%	55%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 54°12°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind around 7 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 55°13°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–57°14°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 44°7°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 74°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  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 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 58°14°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
18 mph30 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 60°16°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
60°16°–65°18°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 78°26°, low 60°16°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–81°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–65°18°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 69°21°, low 62°17°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Rain 0.54 in14 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.2 in5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 63°17°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°11°
  40% 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
67°19°–76°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–64°18°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 64°18°, low 53°12°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  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
58°14°–75°24°
Low, likely
42°6°–69°21°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
25 mph39 km/h, gusts 44 mph71 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 81°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 55°.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 55°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 64–80°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (SGF) (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

Spring River near Quapaw

5.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.0 ft
Flow: 122 cfs

Forecast peak 5.1 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Shoal Creek (MO) near Joplin

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.8 ft
Flow: 71 cfs

Forecast peak 1.8 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Neosho River near Commerce

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.0 ft
Flow: 4,660 cfs

Forecast peak 4.9 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Spring River near Baxter Springs

0.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.9 ft
Flow: 186 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 89% less heating than a typical week.

This week 8Typical 73

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 6:00 PM–12:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Columbus · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1892–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 14°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1°0° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

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

Baxter Springs 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 18 min less
Golden hour: 5:54–6:46 PM; Morning 7:18–8:11 AM
Blue hour: 6:46–6:56 PM; Morning 7:08–7:18 AM; first light 7:08 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 80% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:52 AM · rises 5:27 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Baxter Springs, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Spring River near Quapaw

Shoal Creek (MO) near Joplin

Neosho River near Commerce

Spring River near Baxter Springs

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