Observed 10:30 AM CDT at KMHK

Clay Center, KS weather

Sunny and 70°21°, 16°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 70°21°

Sunny

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the south-southwest. Gusts to 21 mph34 km/h around 12 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.2 inHg1023 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (68°20° then, 69°21° now)

Good hours for

High 80°27° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 56°13° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonUp to 80°27° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 64°18° by 10 AM · rain chance 10% · 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 11a	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	47%	31%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	41%	8%	3
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	38%	20%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	36%	52%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	35%	49%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	36%	44%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	38%	80%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	39%	83%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	48%	86%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	55%	85%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	58%	88%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	60%	90%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	60%	93%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	95%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	96%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	65%	97%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	67%	77%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	72%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	96%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	65%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	61%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	78%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	92%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	63%	93%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	57%	92%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	49%	83%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	46%	69%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	43%	79%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	40%	91%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	40%	93%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	40%	93%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	43%	95%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	95%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	55%	97%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	97%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	65%	96%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	67%	98%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	91%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	95%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	70%	87%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	97%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	89%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	75%	94%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	89%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	82%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	69%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	61°16°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	70%	62%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	64°18°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	63%	59%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 56°13°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 57°14°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 63°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 39°4°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 55°13°. Typical 63°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 39°4°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–66°19°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 38°3°
Wind
18 mph30 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 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 chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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 73°23°).
High, likely
73°23°–81°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–65°18°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 38°3°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 70°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 61°16° / 37°3°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 66°19°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 76°24°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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 70. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–80°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–68°20°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 37°3°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 60°16°. Typical 61°16° / 37°3°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 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
63°17°–77°25°
Low, likely
56°13°–67°19°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 37°3°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 60°16° / 36°2°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.18 in4.6 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°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–62°17°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 36°2°
Wind
28 mph45 km/h, gusts 49 mph79 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 52°11°. Typical 60°16° / 36°2°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  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
58°14°–76°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–65°18°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 36°2°
Wind
28 mph46 km/h, gusts 49 mph79 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 80°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 57°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 54°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 65–73°; 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

Republican River at Clay Center

1.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.6 ft
Flow: 325 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Republican River at Milford Lake

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1146 ft

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Chapman Creek near Chapman

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.4 ft
Flow: 26 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Wildcat Creek at Keats

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.2 ft

Reading from Sat 9 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 8Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–1:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Clay Center · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1902–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 16°9° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−9°−5°SunOct 18
−1°MonOct 19
+6°+3°TueOct 20
+8°+4°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
+15°+8°FriOct 23
+17°+9°SatOct 24

Clay Center weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 49 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 25 min less
Golden hour: 5:59–6:53 PM; Morning 7:31–8:25 AM
Blue hour: 6:53–7:04 PM; Morning 7:20–7:31 AM; first light 7:20 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 85% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:04 AM · rises 5:34 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Clay Center, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Republican River at Clay Center

Republican River at Milford Lake

Chapman Creek near Chapman

Wildcat Creek at Keats

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