Observed 5:50 PM CDT at KICT

Derby, KS weather

Sunny and 73°23°, 10°6° warmer than a typical Oct 23.

Forecasts agree

Now 73°23°

Sunny

Wind: 13 mph20 km/h; From the south. 813–13 mph21 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 71Moderate; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.07 inHg1018 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 58°14° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon
High 78°26° tomorrow at 3 PM

TonightDown to 59°15° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 59°15° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Sunday morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Sunday afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · 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
Fri 6p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from SSE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	38%	33%	1
Fri 7p	Mostly clear	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	43%	35%	0
Fri 8p	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	51%	18%	0
Fri 9p	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	52%	28%	0
Fri 10p	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	54%	57%	0
Fri 11p	Mostly cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	55%	40%	0
Sat 12a	Mostly clear	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	57%	59%	0
Sat 1a	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	58%	59%	0
Sat 2a	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	59%	61%	0
Sat 3a	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	58%	59%	0
Sat 4a	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	60%	58%	0
Sat 5a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	62%	52%	0
Sat 6a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	63%	46%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	64%	45%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	64%	51%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	64%	32%	0
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	57%	50%	1
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	51%	57%	3
Sat 12p	Mostly cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	45%	77%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	42%	82%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	41%	82%	5
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	40%	80%	4
Sat 4p	Mostly cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	39%	72%	3
Sat 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	40%	84%	2
Sat 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	42%	79%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	49%	92%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	56%	89%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	60%	83%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	62%	81%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	64%	83%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	66%	92%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	81%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	68%	89%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	68%	92%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	70%	94%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	71%	96%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	95%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	94%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	96%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	95%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	63%	89%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	57%	96%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	51%	93%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	47%	93%	4
Sun 2p	Mostly cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	44%	82%	4
Sun 3p	Mostly cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	43%	81%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	44%	82%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	45%	76%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 58°14°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. South southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–79°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 57°14°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–57°14°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 58°14°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
56°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 70°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 63°17°
  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. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. 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 75°24°).
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–64°18°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 72°22°, low 53°12°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–80°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–65°18°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 68°20°, low 61°16°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 71°22°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–75°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 70°21°, low 59°15°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
54°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 72°22°, low 60°16°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 66°19°
  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°–78°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 58°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 57°.
Sunday
Dry, high 77°, low 58°.
Rest of week
Highs 68–75°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday.

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

Arkansas River at Derby

1.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.7 ft
Flow: 224 cfs

Reading from Fri 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Arkansas River near Mulvane

5.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.5 ft
Flow: 184 cfs

Reading from Fri 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Ninnescah River near Peck

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 196 cfs

Reading from Fri 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Cowskin Creek at Wichita 119th St

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.6 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Fri 4:30 PM · 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 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 7:00 PM–4:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1888–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 10°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−12°−7°SatOct 17
−6°−4°SunOct 18
+1°±0°MonOct 19
+7°+4°TueOct 20
+9°+5°WedOct 21
+10°+6°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 56 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 22 min less
Golden hour: 6:05–6:57 PM; Morning 7:28–8:21 AM
Blue hour: 6:57–7:07 PM; Morning 7:18–7:28 AM; first light 7:18 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 47% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

94% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:56 AM · rises 5:11 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Derby, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Sunday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Arkansas River at Derby

Arkansas River near Mulvane

Ninnescah River near Peck

Cowskin Creek at Wichita 119th St

For your home

Cooling this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon