Observed 6:54 AM CDT at KWLD

Caldwell, KS weather

Clear and 56°13°.

Mostly agree

Now 56°13°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the southeast. 35–10 mph16 km/h through 7 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.22 inHg1023 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° cooler than this time yesterday (58°14° then, 56°13° now)

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by noon
High 79°26° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM

This morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 79°26° by 3 PM · Cloudy
TonightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° by 5 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 7a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	68%	56%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	68%	70%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	68%	77%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	58%	82%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	50%	82%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	44%	85%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	42%	84%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	41%	92%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	39%	87%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	38%	88%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	39%	86%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	41%	90%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	94%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	58%	93%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	61%	92%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	93%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	68%	89%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	71%	86%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	73%	88%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	76%	88%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	76%	88%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	88%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	78%	89%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	79%	90%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	79%	90%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	80%	95%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	76%	90%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	64%	90%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	56%	91%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	50%	91%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	47%	88%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	46%	88%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	45%	89%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	43%	92%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	43%	83%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	46%	81%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	52%	83%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	61%	83%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	66%	83%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	67%	87%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	85%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	71%	76%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	72%	78%	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	73%	83%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	77%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	84%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	69%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	72%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°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, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 56°13°. 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, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 3 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–79°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 56°13°. 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
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 57°14°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 65°18°
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–75°24°
Low, likely
57°14°–59°15°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 66°19°
  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 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
77°25°–82°28°
Low, likely
56°13°–67°19°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 77°25°, low 57°14°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 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°–83°28°
Low, likely
57°14°–67°19°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 71°22°, low 54°12°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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 71. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–78°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–67°19°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.27 in6.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.7 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
69°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–76°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–64°18°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 57°14°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  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
63°17°–77°25°
Low, likely
49°9°–68°20°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 56°.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 56°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 68–77°; 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

Chikaskia River near Blackwell

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 245 cfs

Forecast peak 3.0 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Chikaskia River near Corbin

6.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 158 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Slate Creek (KS) at Wellington

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.3 ft
Flow: 16 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 55 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 18 min less
Golden hour: 6:06–6:58 PM; Morning 7:30–8:22 AM
Blue hour: 6:58–7:08 PM; Morning 7:20–7:30 AM; first light 7:20 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:04 AM · rises 5:39 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Caldwell, KS weather

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Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Chikaskia River near Blackwell

Chikaskia River near Corbin

Slate Creek (KS) at Wellington

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Unknown

Moon