Observed 6:45 AM CDT at KSLN

Bridgeport, KS weather

Clear and 59°15°.

Mostly agree

Now 59°15°

Clear

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the south. Gusts to 26 mph41 km/h around 10 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h today 10 AM–1 PM
Above 70°21° today by 11 AM
High 78°26° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM

This morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Clear
This afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · gusts to 25 mph40 km/h · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 59°15° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 59°15° by 5 AM · 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 7a	Clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	60%	6%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	60%	3%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	61%	7%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	54%	4%	1
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	48%	45%	3
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	43%	43%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	41%	50%	5
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	40%	30%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	78°26°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	40%	14%	4
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	78°26°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	40%	64%	3
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	41%	77%	2
Sat 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	43%	81%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	52%	86%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	57%	91%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	61%	90%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	62%	89%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	64%	88%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	86%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	66%	88%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	88%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	99%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	70%	95%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	94%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	76%	95%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	94%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	79%	96%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	85%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	65%	85%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	56%	88%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	51%	84%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	47%	87%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	46%	82%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	45%	85%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	45%	83%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	45%	82%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	46%	82%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	53%	85%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	61%	86%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	87%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	66%	86%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	67%	88%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	68%	88%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	68%	85%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	70%	81%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	72%	79%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	73%	89%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	76%	91%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	58°14°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	77%	89%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tonight: 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
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South southeast wind around 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 71°22°, low 54°12°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. South wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–62°17°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  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 cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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 74°23°).
High, likely
74°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–65°18°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 42 mph68 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 74°23°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–82°28°
Low, likely
56°13°–66°19°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 70°21°, low 53°12°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–80°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–67°19°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 61°16°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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
65°18°–75°24°
Low, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.38 in9.7 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
65°18°–76°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–63°17°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 51 mph82 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 54°12°. Rain 0.48 in12 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  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
60°16°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–65°18°
Wind
30 mph48 km/h, gusts 51 mph82 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 57°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 58°.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 54°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 66–74°; chance of precipitation on Friday, 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

Smoky Hill River at Lindsborg

5.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.3 ft
Flow: 139 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Smoky Hill River near Mentor

6.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.4 ft
Flow: 143 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Gypsum Creek below Gypsum

10 mi

Level: 19.8 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Mulberry Creek (KS) near Salina

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft
Flow: 45 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 51 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 23 min less
Golden hour: 6:03–6:56 PM; Morning 7:32–8:25 AM
Blue hour: 6:56–7:06 PM; Morning 7:21–7:32 AM; first light 7:21 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:05 AM · rises 5:37 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Bridgeport, KS weather

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The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Smoky Hill River at Lindsborg

Smoky Hill River near Mentor

Gypsum Creek below Gypsum

Mulberry Creek (KS) near Salina

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Unknown

Moon