Observed 12:45 PM CDT at KSTJ

Denton, KS weather

Sunny and 79°26°, 15°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 79°26°

Sunny

Wind: 13 mph20 km/h; From the south. 35–13 mph20 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Pressure: 30.24 inHg1024 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−0.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (76°24° then, 75°24° now)

Good hours for

High 79°26° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 56°13° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonNear 77°25° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 80°27° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 68°20° 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	Sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	37%	2%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	36%	10%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	35%	23%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	34%	38%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	35%	77%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	36%	79%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	41%	79%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	52%	80%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	56%	80%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	58%	80%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	58%	80%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	80%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	62%	73%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	64%	72%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	79%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	69%	60%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	66%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	60%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	57%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	56%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	41%	0
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	60%	53%	1
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	51%	28%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	43%	51%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	39%	30%	4
Sun 2p	Mostly cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	36%	66%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	35%	78%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	34%	80%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	35%	80%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	39%	80%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	46%	72%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	58%	80%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	80%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	80%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	65%	80%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	67%	80%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	69%	81%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	82%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	81%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	80%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	85%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	93%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	89%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	61%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	60%	90%	1
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	53%	71%	3
Mon 12p	Mostly cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	44%	56%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 64°18° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 79. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind 2 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 38°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 54°12°. Typical 63°17° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 76°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 63°17° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 2 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
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 76°24°).
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–57°14°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 62°17° / 37°3°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 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 71.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 37°3°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 75°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 62°17° / 37°3°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–62°17°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 37°3°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 61°16° / 36°2°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  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 74.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
74°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–65°18°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 36°2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 71°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 61°16° / 36°2°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 76°24°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–82°28°
Low, likely
51°11°–68°20°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 36°2°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 60°16°. Typical 60°16° / 36°2°. Rain 0.65 in17 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.32 in8.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4 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°–73°23°
Low, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 36°2°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 60°16° / 35°2°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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
60°16°–72°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–62°17°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 35°2°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Mostly sunny. High 60°16°, low 48°9°. Typical 59°15° / 35°2°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°10°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°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
54°12°–73°23°
Low, likely
37°3°–66°19°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 35°2°
Wind
26 mph41 km/h, gusts 49 mph80 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 80°, low 54°.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 55°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 60–75°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (EAX) (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

Missouri River at St. Joseph

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.0 ft
Flow: 39,000 cfs

Forecast peak 7.1 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 10:35 AM · NWS gauge page

Missouri River at Rulo

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.9 ft
Flow: 38,300 cfs

Forecast peak 8.0 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Missouri River at Atchison

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.0 ft
Flow: 39,500 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Delaware River (KS) near Muscotah

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.9 ft
Flow: 62 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:45 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, 2:00 PM–3:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Horton · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1891–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 15°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

+6°+3°SunOct 18
+1°MonOct 19
+1°±0°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
+11°+6°ThuOct 22
+12°+6°FriOct 23
+15°+8°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 48 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 27 min less
Golden hour: 5:51–6:45 PM; Morning 7:24–8:18 AM
Blue hour: 6:45–6:56 PM; Morning 7:13–7:24 AM; first light 7:13 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 73% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:56 AM · rises 5:26 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Denton, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Missouri River at St. Joseph

Missouri River at Rulo

Missouri River at Atchison

Delaware River (KS) near Muscotah

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