Observed 11:05 AM CDT at KGBD

Bushton, KS weather

Sunny and 70°21°.

Mostly agree

Now 70°21°

Sunny

Wind: 17 mph28 km/h; From the south. 914–17 mph28 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.18 inHg1022 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° warmer than this time yesterday (67°19° then, 70°21° now)

Good hours for

High 76°24° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 56°13° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
Rain Monday from 7 AM (50%)

This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 3 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · rain chance 30% · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 61°16° by 10 AM · Rain 7–11 AM (50%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	49%	23%	3
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	45%	40%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	42%	65%	5
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	40%	57%	5
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	40%	59%	4
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	76°24°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	42%	54%	3
Sat 5p	Mostly cloudy	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	44%	66%	2
Sat 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	46%	87%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	54%	86%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	60%	83%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	63%	88%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	64%	86%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	66%	88%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	66%	87%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	68%	93%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	96%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	71%	97%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	73%	97%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	97%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	78%	98%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	79%	95%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	94%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	96%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	68%	97%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	59%	87%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	53%	87%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	49%	90%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	47%	88%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	46%	88%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	46%	94%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 74°23°)	73°23°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	49%	91%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	50%	95%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	57%	98%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	66%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	69%	100%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	69%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	70%	98%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	71%	97%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	72%	97%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	74%	96%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	30%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	76%	94%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	30%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	78%	93%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	30%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	81%	94%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	30%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	83%	96%	0
Mon 7a	Showers	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	83%	80%	0
Mon 8a	Showers	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	81%	56%	0
Mon 9a	Showers	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	78%	77%	0
Mon 10a	Showers	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	73%	69%	1

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 75°24°, low 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  30% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 68°20°, low 52°11°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 58°14°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 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 68. South wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 68°20°, low 54°12°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  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 rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. 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, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–63°17°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–64°18°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 68°20°, low 51°11°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 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 68. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–64°18°
Wind
26 mph41 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 58°14°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
54°12°–63°17°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.24 in6.1 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
59°15°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–63°17°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 44 mph70 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 64°18°, low 51°11°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–74°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–59°15°
Wind
29 mph47 km/h, gusts 51 mph81 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 56°.
Monday
52% chance of rain, high 68°, low 52°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 64–73°; chance of precipitation on Friday.

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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 Ellsworth

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.6 ft
Flow: 58 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Cow Creek (KS) at Lyons

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.7 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Arkansas River at Great Bend

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.6 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Smoky Hill River at Kanopolis Lake

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1467 ft

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 51 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 22 min less
Golden hour: 6:06–6:59 PM; Morning 7:35–8:28 AM
Blue hour: 6:59–7:10 PM; Morning 7:24–7:35 AM; first light 7:24 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 92% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:08 AM · rises 5:41 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Bushton, KS weather

Next 2 hours

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Smoky Hill River at Ellsworth

Cow Creek (KS) at Lyons

Arkansas River at Great Bend

Smoky Hill River at Kanopolis Lake

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon