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Observed 7:53 AM CDT at KHLC

Clayton, KS weather

Clear and 60°16°, rain ~12–6 PM (53%).

Today: low 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°), high 68°20° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°).

Mostly agree

Now 60°16°

Clear

Wind
3 mph5 km/h
Gusts to 27 mph44 km/h around 4 PM
Dew point
52°11°
Comfortable · up to 61°16° by 9 AM (sticky)
UV index
0Low
Moderate 12–2 PM · peak 3

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

Good hours for
  • Rain until midnight (50%, 0.47 in12 mm)
  • Gusts to 27 mph43 km/h today 3–5 PM
  • Below 60°16° today after 4 PM
  • Rain tomorrow from 7 AM (90%, 5.7 in145 mm)
  • Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h tomorrow night 5–7 AM
  1. This morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (40%)
  2. This afternoonDown to 58°14° by 5 PM · Rain all afternoon (50%) · gusts to 27 mph43 km/h
  3. TonightDown to 46°8° by 4 AM · Rain 6 PM–midnight (50%)
  4. Tomorrow morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · Rain 7 AM–noon (40%)
  5. Tomorrow afternoonUp to 59°15° by 3 PM · Rain all afternoon (80%)
  6. Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Rain all night (90%) · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 8aCloudy60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)60°16°40%, 0.04 in1 mm10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h100%93%0
Sat 9aSunny61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)61°16°30%, 0.04 in1 mm10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h100%54%0
Sat 10aCloudy63°17° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)63°17°30%, 0.04 in1 mm10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h100%97%0
Sat 11aCloudy65°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)65°18°40%, 0.04 in1 mm10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph22 km/h88%91%0
Sat 12pCloudy66°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)66°19°50%, 0.04 in1 mm10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h73%95%3
Sat 1pCloudy65°18° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)65°18°50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h73%99%3
Sat 2pCloudy66°19° (likely 57°14° to 66°19°)66°19°50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 24 mph38 km/h65%99%2
Sat 3pCloudy61°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)61°16°40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 27 mph44 km/h70%97%1
Sat 4pCloudy59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)59°15°50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h69%95%2
Sat 5pCloudy58°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)58°14°40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 25 mph40 km/h72%99%1
Sat 6pShowers55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)55°13°50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 24 mph39 km/h77%99%0
Sat 7pCloudy51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)51°11°30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h86%96%0
Sat 8pCloudy49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)44°7°40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h93%97%0
Sat 9pCloudy49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)44°7°40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h93%93%0
Sat 10pCloudy48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)43°6°30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h93%94%0
Sat 11pShowers48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)43°6°30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h93%89%0
Sun 12aCloudy47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)43°6°20%, 0.03 in0.8 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h96%85%0
Sun 1aPartly cloudy48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)44°7°10%10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h89%65%0
Sun 2aPartly cloudy47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)43°6°10%10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h93%68%0
Sun 3aCloudy47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)44°7°10%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h93%84%0
Sun 4aMostly cloudy46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)42°6°10%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h96%63%0
Sun 5aCloudy46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)43°6°10%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h96%83%0
Sun 6aMostly clear46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)43°6°10%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h96%54%0
Sun 7aCloudy45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)43°6°30%, 0.07 in1.8 mm5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h100%82%0
Sun 8aCloudy46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)44°7°30%, 0.07 in1.8 mm5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h96%87%0
Sun 9aCloudy47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)45°7°40%, 0.07 in1.8 mm5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h100%92%0
Sun 10aCloudy50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)48°9°40%, 0.07 in1.8 mm5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h96%85%1
Sun 11aCloudy55°13° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)55°13°40%, 0.07 in1.8 mm5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h83%90%1
Sun 12pShowers55°13° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)55°13°70%, 0.07 in1.8 mm5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h90%96%0
Sun 1pCloudy57°14° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)57°14°80%, 0.32 in8.1 mm5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h83%98%0
Sun 2pCloudy57°14° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)57°14°80%, 0.32 in8.1 mm10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h86%98%0
Sun 3pShowers59°15° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)59°15°70%, 0.32 in8.1 mm10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h83%95%0
Sun 4pRain58°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)58°14°80%, 0.32 in8.1 mm10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h90%100%0
Sun 5pShowers59°15° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)59°15°70%, 0.32 in8.1 mm10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h87%100%0
Sun 6pShowers59°15° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)59°15°80%, 0.32 in8.1 mm10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph23 km/h87%100%0
Sun 7pRain57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)57°14°90%, 0.39 in9.9 mm10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h100%99%0
Sun 8pHeavy rain56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)56°13°90%, 0.39 in9.9 mm10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h100%100%0
Sun 9pRain56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)56°13°90%, 0.39 in9.9 mm10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h100%100%0
Sun 10pRain56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)56°13°90%, 0.39 in9.9 mm10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h100%100%0
Sun 11pRain56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)56°13°90%, 0.39 in9.9 mm10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h100%100%0
Mon 12aRain55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)55°13°90%, 0.39 in9.9 mm10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h100%100%0
Mon 1aDrizzle55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)55°13°90%, 0.16 in4.1 mm10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h100%100%0
Mon 2aDrizzle54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)54°12°90%, 0.16 in4.1 mm10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h100%99%0
Mon 3aDrizzle54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)54°12°90%, 0.16 in4.1 mm10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph35 km/h100%99%0
Mon 4aDrizzle53°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)53°12°90%, 0.16 in4.1 mm10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h100%99%0
Mon 5aShowers52°11° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)52°11°90%, 0.16 in4.1 mm10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h100%99%0
Mon 6aCloudy51°11° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)51°11°90%, 0.16 in4.1 mm10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h100%100%0
Mon 7aShowers50°10° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)45°7°70%, 0.05 in1.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h100%97%0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
  1. Today, Oct 24. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 44°7°. Typical 63°17° / 34°1°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.

    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 60°16°

      40% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 66°19°

      50% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Showers, 49°9°

      50% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 46°8°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 58 in the afternoon. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Tonight: A chance of rain showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 44, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    68°20°–72°22°
    Low, likely
    44°7°–50°10°
    Typical high / low
    63°17° / 34°1°
    Wind
    22 mph36 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Thunderstorms. High 60°16°, low 49°9°. Typical 63°17° / 33°1°. Storms 0.77 in20 mm, 80% chance. Forecasts differ.

    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 46°8°

      40% chance · 0.35 in8.9 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Rain, 59°15°

      80% chance · 1.7 in42 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Heavy rain, 56°13°

      90% chance · 2.3 in58 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Rain, 52°11°

      90% chance · 1.2 in30 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers between 7am and 9am, then rain showers likely and patchy fog between 9am and 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Night: Rain showers before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    56°13°–63°17°
    Low, likely
    44°7°–49°9°
    Typical high / low
    63°17° / 33°1°
    Wind
    14 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 39°4°. Typical 62°17° / 33°1°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 90% chance. Forecasts differ.

    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Showers, 57°14°

      90% chance · 0.28 in7 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 63°17°

      50% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 52°11°

      20% chance

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 43°6°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    61°16°–69°21°
    Low, likely
    39°4°–51°11°
    Typical high / low
    62°17° / 33°1°
    Wind
    18 mph29 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 63°17°, low 46°8°. Typical 62°17° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.

    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 46°8°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Mostly sunny, 66°19°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 63°17°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 53°11°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    63°17°–69°21°
    Low, likely
    38°3°–50°10°
    Typical high / low
    62°17° / 32°0°
    Wind
    18 mph29 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 41°5°. Typical 61°16° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.

    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 52°11°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Mostly sunny, 69°21°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 61°16°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Partly cloudy, 52°11°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Sunny, with a high near 66.

    Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    66°19°–72°22°
    Low, likely
    41°5°–54°12°
    Typical high / low
    61°16° / 32°0°
    Wind
    10 mph15 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 61°16° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.

    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 52°11°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 68°20°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 60°15°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Partly cloudy, 57°14°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    66°19°–70°21°
    Low, likely
    47°8°–54°12°
    Typical high / low
    61°16° / 32°0°
    Wind
    12 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 65°18°, low 45°7°. Typical 60°16° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.

    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 60°16°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 71°21°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 65°18°

      20% chance

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 60°15°

      20% chance

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.

    Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    64°18°–75°24°
    Low, likely
    45°7°–59°15°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 31°−1°
    Wind
    21 mph33 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 58°14°. Typical 60°16° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.

    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 61°16°

      30% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 71°22°

      30% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 66°19°

      20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 56°13°

      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
    65°18°–74°23°
    Low, likely
    52°11°–61°16°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 31°−1°
    Wind
    18 mph29 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 50°10°. Typical 60°16° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.

    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 54°12°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 61°16°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 54°12°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 47°8°

      20% 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°–68°20°
    Low, likely
    48°9°–57°14°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 30°−1°
    Wind
    27 mph43 km/h, gusts 48 mph77 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 62°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 59°15° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.

    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 49°9°

      30% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 61°16°

      30% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 56°13°

      20% 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°–70°21°
    Low, likely
    44°7°–57°14°
    Typical high / low
    59°15° / 30°−1°
    Wind
    28 mph44 km/h, gusts 47 mph75 km/h
    UV peak
    4

The outlook

  1. Today

    53% chance of rain, high 68°, low 44°.

  2. Tomorrow

    81% chance of rain, high 60°, low 49°, cooling off.

  3. Monday

    91% chance of rain, high 62°, low 39°.

  4. Rest of week

    Mostly dry, highs 62–70°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (GLD) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Prairie Dog Creek near Clayton 4E

4.6 mi
Below flood stage
Level
3.3 ft
Flow
1 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Prairie Dog Creek at Norton Dam #2-DCP

14 mi
Below flood stage
Level
2289 ft
Flow
10,400 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Sappa Creek near Norcatur

21 mi
Below flood stage
Level
5.0 ft
Flow
3 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 83% less heating than a typical week.

This week 21Typical 126

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F
9
h below 17°F
0
h below 5°F
0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

Norton Dam · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1962–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 5°3° warmer than typical.

Normal high / low
63°17° / 34°1°
Forecast high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Record high
88°31° in 2022
Record low
22°−6° in 1972

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 7°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

  1. −1°SunOct 18
  2. +5°+3°MonOct 19
  3. +5°+3°TueOct 20
  4. +9°+5°WedOct 21
  5. +12°+7°ThuOct 22
  6. +15°+8°FriOct 23
  7. —SatOct 24

Clayton weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 8:00 AM, sunset 6:48 PM.

Daylight
10 h 48 min
Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 27 min less
Golden hour
6:11–7:05 PM
Morning 7:43–8:38 AM
Blue hour
7:05–7:16 PM
Morning 7:33–7:43 AM; first light 7:33 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 81% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today
sets 6:17 AM · rises 5:46 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 9
Looking west from Clayton. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.