Observed 2:20 PM CDT at KOJC

Bucyrus, KS weather

Sunny and 77°25°, 14°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 77°25°

Sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the south-southeast. 58–9 mph14 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.24 inHg1024 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.4 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 77°25° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM
Low 55°13° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonNear 76°24° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 66°19° 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	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	43%	36%	4
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	42%	29%	4
Sat 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	40%	84%	3
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	42%	59%	2
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	46%	66%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	53%	83%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	58%	87%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	87%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	65%	90%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	87%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	69%	88%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	84%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	69%	86%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	86%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	69%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	85%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	91%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	91%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	73%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	71%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	63%	77%	1
Sun 11a	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	57%	65%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	71°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	87%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	74°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	48%	92%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	45%	83%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	45%	95%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	42%	96%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	45%	94%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	49%	94%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	55%	96%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	58%	92%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	63%	94%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	96%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	97%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	98%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	97%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	69%	92%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	92%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	93%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 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%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	94%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	90%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	90%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	92%	0
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	65%	62%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	58%	50%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	53%	52%	4
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	48%	39%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 55°13°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 78. South wind around 9 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–55°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South southeast wind around 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–55°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 63°17° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 6 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 42°6°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 59°15°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
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 77°25°).
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 79°26°, low 60°16°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly 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: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 59°15°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–81°27°
Low, likely
59°15°–66°19°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 60°16°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Rain 0.5 in13 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 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°–73°23°
Low, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 53°12°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°10°
  30% chance · 0.18 in4.4 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°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–62°17°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Mostly sunny. High 60°16°, low 49°9°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  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
54°12°–74°23°
Low, likely
37°3°–66°19°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
26 mph41 km/h, gusts 49 mph79 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 55°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 54°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 55°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 60–79°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

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

Kansas River at De Soto

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.5 ft
Flow: 10,400 cfs

Forecast peak 8.4 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Kansas River near Lake Quivira

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.0 ft
Flow: 11,400 cfs

Forecast peak 11.9 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Blue River near Stanley

6.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.8 ft
Flow: 8 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Reservoirs at Hillsdale Lake

11 mi

Level: 917 ft

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 93% less heating than a typical week.

This week 7Typical 92

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 3:00 PM–1:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

OLATHE JOHNSON COUNTY INDUSTRIAL AP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1945–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−3°−2°SunOct 18
+1°±0°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
+9°+5°WedOct 21
+10°+5°ThuOct 22
+11°+6°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

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: 5:51–6:44 PM; Morning 7:20–8:14 AM
Blue hour: 6:44–6:55 PM; Morning 7:10–7:20 AM; first light 7:10 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:53 AM · rises 5:25 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Bucyrus, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Kansas River at De Soto

Kansas River near Lake Quivira

Blue River near Stanley

Reservoirs at Hillsdale Lake

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