Observed 12:45 PM CDT at KWLD

Burden, KS weather

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

Mostly agree

Now 79°26°

Sunny

Wind: 13 mph20 km/h; From the south. 58–13 mph20 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.24 inHg1024 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.8 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 (74°23° then, 74°23° now)

Good hours for

High 77°25° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM
Low 56°13° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° 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 12p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	41%	40%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	39%	34%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	37%	44%	5
Sat 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	36%	87%	4
Sat 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	36%	88%	3
Sat 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	38%	86%	2
Sat 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	42%	82%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	50%	83%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	82%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	60%	86%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	62%	86%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	62%	81%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	65%	84%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	66%	83%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	66%	85%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	68%	88%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	93%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	71%	89%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	70%	87%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	73%	85%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	84%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	83%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	61%	90%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	53%	93%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	47%	93%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	42%	90%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	40%	90%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	40%	87%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	39%	91%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	41%	90%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	44%	92%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	50%	93%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	60%	88%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	64%	91%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	64%	87%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	84%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	65%	85%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	65%	91%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	89%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	68%	93%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	70%	87%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	71%	87%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	76%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	71%	72%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	69%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	64%	54%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	58%	42%	1
Mon 11a	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	50%	53%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 56°13°. Typical 66°19° / 40°4°. 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, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 40°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 40°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 5 to 12 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 40°4°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 73°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 64°18° / 39°4°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
57°14°–59°15°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 39°4°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 56°13°. Typical 64°18° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  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 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
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
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 39°4°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 77°25°, low 57°14°. Typical 63°17° / 38°3°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°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 77. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–65°18°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 38°3°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 72°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 63°17° / 38°3°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.2 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 72. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–79°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–65°18°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 38°3°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 68°20°, low 61°16°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Rain 0.54 in14 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.19 in4.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.7 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
60°16°–62°17°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 38°3°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 54°12°. Typical 62°17° / 37°3°. Rain 0.33 in8.4 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.8 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
64°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–63°17°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 37°3°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 40 mph65 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 64°18°, low 51°11°. Typical 62°17° / 37°3°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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
57°14°–78°26°
Low, likely
38°3°–68°20°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 37°3°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 46 mph75 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 80°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 56°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 56°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 64–77°; 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

Walnut River at Winfield

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.8 ft
Flow: 78 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Arkansas River at Oxford

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.5 ft
Flow: 441 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Walnut River at Arkansas City

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 463 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Arkansas River at Arkansas City

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.5 ft
Flow: 658 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 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 6Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–3:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Smileyberg 4sw · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1998–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Burden weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 54 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 19 min less
Golden hour: 6:02–6:54 PM; Morning 7:27–8:19 AM
Blue hour: 6:54–7:04 PM; Morning 7:17–7:27 AM; first light 7:17 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 86% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:00 AM · rises 5:35 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Burden, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Walnut River at Winfield

Arkansas River at Oxford

Walnut River at Arkansas City

Arkansas River at Arkansas City

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