Bluff Creek near PROTECTION 12S
18 mi- Level
- 4.7 ft
Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page
Observed 4:56 PM CDT at KP28
Coldwater, KS weather
Mostly cloudy and 80°27°, 8°4° warmer than a typical Oct 24.
Today: low 56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°), high 79°26° (likely 79°26° to 80°27°).
Now 80°27°
Mostly cloudy
- Wind
- 14 mph22 km/h
- From the south. 610–14 mph22 km/h through 5 AM
- Dew point
- 52°11°
- Comfortable
- UV tomorrow
- 5Moderate
- Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 5
- Pressure
- 30.16 inHg1021 hPa
- Steady over the last 3 h
Next 2 hours
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
About the same as this time yesterday (80°27° then, 80°27° now)
Good hours for
TonightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · Rain 5–6 AM (40%)
Monday morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (60%)
Monday afternoonUp to 71°22° by 4 PM · Rain noon–1 PM (60%)
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 5p | Mostly cloudy | 77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°) | 76°24° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 43% | 55% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Mostly cloudy | 75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°) | 73°23° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 45% | 46% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°) | 71°22° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 49% | 97% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 68°20° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°) | 69°21° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 57% | 92% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°) | 67°19° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 61% | 90% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°) | 65°18° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 63% | 91% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°) | 63°17° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 65% | 90% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°) | 62°17° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 67% | 84% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°) | 61°16° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 67% | 87% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°) | 60°16° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 69% | 87% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°) | 59°15° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 72% | 94% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 58°14° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 75% | 96% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°) | 57°14° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 77% | 96% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°) | 56°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 80% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°) | 56°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 80% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°) | 56°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 77% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°) | 59°15° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 75% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°) | 63°17° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 70% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 5% | 9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 61% | 97% | 2 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 10% | 12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 57% | 95% | 4 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 73°23° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 5% | 13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph36 km/h | 57% | 88% | 5 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 75°24° (likely 64°18° to 75°24°) | 75°24° | 10% | 13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 52% | 90% | 5 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 76°24° (likely 64°18° to 76°24°) | 76°24° | 10% | 14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 50% | 96% | 3 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 76°24° (likely 64°18° to 76°24°) | 76°24° | 10% | 14 mph23 km/h from SSE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 50% | 98% | 1 |
| Sun 5p | Drizzle | 76°24° (likely 65°18° to 76°24°) | 76°24° | 10% | 13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 48% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 74°23° (likely 64°18° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 10% | 12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 50% | 95% | 1 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 71°22° (likely 63°17° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 10% | 9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 55% | 95% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 69°21° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 10% | 9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 59% | 94% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 65°18° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°) | 65°18° | 5% | 9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 68% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°) | 65°18° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 68% | 95% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Mostly cloudy | 64°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°) | 64°18° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 67% | 91% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Mostly cloudy | 63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°) | 63°17° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 70% | 91% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°) | 62°17° | 5%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 72% | 91% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°) | 61°16° | 5%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 72% | 94% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°) | 60°16° | 0%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 75% | 96% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°) | 59°15° | 5%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 78% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Showers | 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 58°14° | 40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 80% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 57°14° | 50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 83% | 92% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 57°14° | 60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 83% | 94% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°) | 56°13° | 60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 83% | 95% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 58°14° | 60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 80% | 89% | 0 |
| Mon 10a | Showers | 61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°) | 61°16° | 60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 78% | 87% | 0 |
| Mon 11a | Showers | 63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°) | 63°17° | 60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 75% | 95% | 0 |
| Mon 12p | Showers | 66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°) | 66°19° | 60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 68% | 92% | 2 |
| Mon 1p | Cloudy | 68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph38 km/h | 63% | 90% | 2 |
| Mon 2p | Drizzle | 69°21° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°) | 69°21° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 61% | 95% | 2 |
| Mon 3p | Showers | 70°21° (likely 63°17° to 72°22°) | 70°21° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h | 61% | 98% | 2 |
| Mon 4p | Cloudy | 71°22° (likely 64°18° to 72°22°) | 71°22° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 59% | 98% | 2 |
Days ahead
Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 68°20°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 57°14°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 79°26°–80°27°
- Low, likely
- 55°13°–59°15°
- Typical high / low
- 71°22° / 44°7°
- Wind
- 16 mph26 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Drizzle. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 70°21° / 44°7°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 56°13°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 76°24°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 69°21°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Showers, 58°14°40% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South southeast wind 5 to 14 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 66°19°–76°24°
- Low, likely
- 56°13°–60°16°
- Typical high / low
- 70°21° / 44°7°
- Wind
- 18 mph29 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Monday, Oct 26. Thunderstorms. High 71°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 70°21° / 43°6°. Storms 0.2 in5.1 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Showers, 56°13°60% chance · 0.28 in7.1 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Showers, 71°22°60% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 64°18°40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 59°15°60% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 7am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 10pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 67°19°–71°22°
- Low, likely
- 54°12°–61°16°
- Typical high / low
- 70°21° / 43°6°
- Wind
- 17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 70°21° / 43°6°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 59°15°60% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 70°21°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 66°19°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 62°16°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 68°20°–74°23°
- Low, likely
- 56°13°–60°16°
- Typical high / low
- 70°21° / 43°6°
- Wind
- 20 mph32 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 57°14°. Typical 69°21° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 62°16°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 81°27°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 73°23°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 63°17°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 78°26°–82°28°
- Low, likely
- 57°14°–61°16°
- Typical high / low
- 69°21° / 42°6°
- Wind
- 22 mph36 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 59°15°. Typical 69°21° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 63°17°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 79°26°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Partly cloudy, 71°22°Dry
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 80.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 77°25°–80°27°
- Low, likely
- 59°15°–63°17°
- Typical high / low
- 69°21° / 42°6°
- Wind
- 19 mph31 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 73°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 68°20° / 42°6°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Showers, 64°18°30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 72°22°40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 66°19°40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 61°16°40% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: Rain showers likely before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 68°20°–79°26°
- Low, likely
- 55°13°–64°18°
- Typical high / low
- 68°20° / 42°6°
- Wind
- 21 mph33 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 59°15°. Typical 68°20° / 41°5°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 61°16°40% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 73°23°30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 67°19°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 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
- 66°19°–76°24°
- Low, likely
- 57°14°–62°17°
- Typical high / low
- 68°20° / 41°5°
- Wind
- 20 mph33 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 54°12°. Typical 68°20° / 41°5°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 59°15°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 65°19°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 59°15°20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 52°11°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
- 65°18°–77°25°
- Low, likely
- 45°7°–61°16°
- Typical high / low
- 68°20° / 41°5°
- Wind
- 23 mph37 km/h, gusts 43 mph70 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 66°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 67°19° / 40°4°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 56°13°30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 65°19°20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 55°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
- 59°15°–78°26°
- Low, likely
- 40°4°–61°16°
- Typical high / low
- 67°19° / 40°4°
- Wind
- 22 mph35 km/h, gusts 54 mph87 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 79°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 56°, cooling off.
Monday
59% chance of rain, high 71°, low 54°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 66–80°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Friday, Saturday.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (DDC) (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
Cimarron River (KS) near Buttermilk 10WSW
19 mi- Level
- 6.9 ft
Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page
For your home
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
Heating this week
About 91% less heating than a typical week.
This week 6Typical 62
Heating degree days, base 65°F
Comfort
Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).
Open the windows?
Today, 6:00 PM–2:00 AM
Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).
Is this typical?
Coldwater · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026
Oct 24, today vs a typical year
Today’s expected high is 8°4° warmer than typical.
- Normal high / low
- 71°22° / 44°7°
- Forecast high / low
- 79°26° / 56°13°
- Record high
- 91°33° in 2012
- Record low
- 25°−4° in 2020
Last 7 days vs normal
On average 3°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
- −9°−5°SunOct 18
- −6°−3°MonOct 19
- +2°+1°TueOct 20
- +6°+3°WedOct 21
- +8°+4°ThuOct 22
- +12°+7°FriOct 23
- +11°+6°SatOct 24
Coldwater weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:53 AM, sunset 6:48 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 55 min
- Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 19 min less
- Golden hour
- 6:12–7:04 PM
- Morning 7:37–8:29 AM
- Blue hour
- 7:04–7:15 PM
- Morning 7:27–7:37 AM; first light 7:27 AM
Stars tonight? Poor
Clouds most of the night (about 92% cover).
Moon
Waxing gibbous
98% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 6:11 AM · rises 5:46 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 25
- New moon
- Nov 9
