Observed 12:45 PM CDT at KMHK

Chapman, KS weather

Sunny and 81°27°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 81°27°

Sunny

Wind: 15 mph24 km/h; From the south-southwest. Easing to 5 mph8 km/h by 6 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Pressure: 30.19 inHg1022 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 80°27° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 55°13° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonNear 77°25° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 3 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 67°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 1p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	38%	25%	4
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	37%	22%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	36%	58%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	38%	68%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	40%	43%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	46%	82%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	85%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	56%	88%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	60%	88%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	60%	88%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	65%	90%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	67%	88%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	67%	88%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	86%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	72%	96%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	98%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	97%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	66%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	83%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	92%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	91%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	80%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	61%	74%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	53%	80%	3
Sun 1p	Mostly cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	46%	69%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	43%	90%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	41%	91%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	42%	93%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	45%	91%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	51%	96%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	61%	96%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	61%	97%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	97%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	94%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	97%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	98%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	95%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	60°16°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	95%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	93%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	78%	87%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	90%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	83%	92%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	74%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	80%	64%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	58%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	72%	59%	1
Mon 11a	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	67°19°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	65%	54%	2
Mon 12p	Mostly cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	70°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	55%	62%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 55°13°. Typical 68°20° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 43°6°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. 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, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 67°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 42°6°
Wind
18 mph30 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 72°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 63°17°
  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 72. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
57°14°–59°15°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 59°15°. Typical 66°19° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 59. 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 78°26°).
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 41°5°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 43 mph70 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 81°27°, low 61°16°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  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 sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–82°28°
Low, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 77°25°, low 58°14°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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 77. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–82°28°
Low, likely
58°14°–68°20°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 69°21°, low 60°16°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.46 in12 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.2 in5.2 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°–72°22°
Low, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 51°11°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.31 in7.9 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°10°
  30% chance · 0.53 in13 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°–75°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–62°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 47 mph75 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 63°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 63°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.62 in16 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.4 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
56°13°–76°24°
Low, likely
38°3°–65°18°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 39°4°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 48 mph78 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 80°, low 55°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 56°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 55°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 63–81°; chance of precipitation on 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

Kansas River at Ft. Riley

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.3 ft
Flow: 765 cfs

Forecast peak 5.3 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Chapman Creek near Chapman

4.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.4 ft
Flow: 26 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Smoky Hill River at Enterprise

6.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.3 ft
Flow: 376 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Republican River at Milford Lake

9.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1146 ft

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Cooling this week

This week 7Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–1:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Abilene · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 12°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 50 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 24 min less
Golden hour: 6:00–6:53 PM; Morning 7:30–8:23 AM
Blue hour: 6:53–7:04 PM; Morning 7:19–7:30 AM; first light 7:19 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 88% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:03 AM · rises 5:34 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Chapman, 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 Ft. Riley

Chapman Creek near Chapman

Smoky Hill River at Enterprise

Republican River at Milford Lake

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