Observed 6:45 AM CDT at KHLC

Dresden, KS weather

Clear and 61°16°, rain ~12–10 PM (63%).

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Clear

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the south-southwest. Gusts to 25 mph41 km/h around 4 PM
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 1–2 PM · peak 3

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Rain until midnight (60%, 0.83 in21 mm)
Gusts to 25 mph40 km/h today 4–5 PM
Below 60°16° today after 4 PM
Rain tomorrow from 7 AM (90%, 5.8 in146 mm)
Gusts to 28 mph45 km/h tomorrow night from 5 AM

This morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (50%)
This afternoonDown to 57°14° by 5 PM · Rain all afternoon (50%) · gusts to 25 mph40 km/h
TonightDown to 45°7° by 4 AM · Rain 6 PM–midnight (60%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 53°12° by 11 AM · Rain 7 AM–noon (60%)
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 59°15° by 5 PM · Rain all afternoon (80%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Rain all night (90%) · gusts to 27 mph43 km/h

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 7a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	50%, 0.04 in1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	90%	80%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	59°15°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	96%	91%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	60°16°	30%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	90%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	30%, 0.04 in1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	91%	93%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	75%	99%	0
Sat 12p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	75%	98%	2
Sat 1p	Drizzle	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	50%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	73%	100%	3
Sat 2p	Drizzle	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	50%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	68%	99%	2
Sat 3p	Rain	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	60°16°	50%, 0.04 in1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	75%	100%	1
Sat 4p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	50%, 0.04 in1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	72%	100%	2
Sat 5p	Showers	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	50%, 0.04 in1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	75%	100%	1
Sat 6p	Showers	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	60%, 0.04 in1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	80%	100%	0
Sat 7p	Showers	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	50%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	93%	99%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	42°6°	50%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	96%	92%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	43°6°	40%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	96%	94%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	43°6°	40%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	96%	93%	0
Sat 11p	Showers	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	42°6°	30%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	96%	94%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	43°6°	20%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	96%	90%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	43°6°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	96%	65%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	43°6°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	96%	86%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	42°6°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	96%	85%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	88%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	43°6°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	96%	90%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	43°6°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	96%	84%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	43°6°	30%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	85%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	40%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	92%	0
Sun 9a	Showers	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	50%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	92%	0
Sun 10a	Showers	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	50%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	96%	89%	0
Sun 11a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	53°12°	60%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	97%	1
Sun 12p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	55°13°	70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	90%	98%	0
Sun 1p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	55°13°	80%, 0.34 in8.6 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	96%	0
Sun 2p	Showers	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 61°16°)	57°14°	80%, 0.34 in8.6 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	90%	94%	1
Sun 3p	Showers	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	58°14°	80%, 0.34 in8.6 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	90%	96%	0
Sun 4p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	58°14°	70%, 0.34 in8.6 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	90%	100%	0
Sun 5p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	59°15°	60%, 0.34 in8.6 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	87%	100%	0
Sun 6p	Drizzle	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	59°15°	80%, 0.34 in8.6 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	87%	100%	0
Sun 7p	Rain	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	90%, 0.39 in9.9 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	96%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Heavy rain	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	90%, 0.39 in9.9 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	100%	96%	0
Sun 9p	Rain	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	90%, 0.39 in9.9 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	100%	98%	0
Sun 10p	Rain	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	90%, 0.39 in9.9 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Rain	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	90%, 0.39 in9.9 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	100%	99%	0
Mon 12a	Drizzle	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	90%, 0.39 in9.9 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	100%	99%	0
Mon 1a	Showers	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	90%, 0.14 in3.6 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	100%	99%	0
Mon 2a	Drizzle	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	90%, 0.14 in3.6 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	100%	99%	0
Mon 3a	Showers	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	90%, 0.14 in3.6 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	100%	99%	0
Mon 4a	Showers	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	90%, 0.14 in3.6 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	100%	99%	0
Mon 5a	Showers	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	90%, 0.14 in3.6 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	100%	99%	0
Mon 6a	Showers	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	90%, 0.14 in3.6 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	100%	100%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Showers. High 67°19°, low 43°6°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 48°9°
  60% chance · 0.39 in9.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 57 in the afternoon. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tonight: Rain showers likely before 11pm, then a chance of rain showers and patchy fog between 11pm and midnight, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 42 mph67 km/h
UV peak
2
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Thunderstorms. High 59°15°, low 49°9°. Storms 0.7 in18 mm, 80% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 46°8°
  60% chance · 0.45 in11 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 59°15°
  80% chance · 1.8 in45 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Heavy rain, 56°13°
  90% chance · 2.3 in58 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 52°11°
  90% chance · 1.1 in28 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 8am, then rain showers likely and patchy fog between 8am and 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 59. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
Monday, Oct 26. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 39°4°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 90% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 56°14°
  90% chance · 0.17 in4.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
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 rain showers 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
60°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
39°4°–50°10°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 63°17°, low 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, 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°–49°9°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 65°18°, low 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
41°5°–53°12°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 65°18°, low 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 64°18°, low 45°7°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°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 64.
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
63°17°–74°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–58°14°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 57°14°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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
64°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 61°16°, low 50°10°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 46°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°–67°19°
Low, likely
46°8°–56°13°
Wind
27 mph43 km/h, gusts 51 mph82 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Mostly sunny. High 62°17°, low 48°9°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°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
43°6°–56°13°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
54% chance of rain, high 67°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
80% chance of rain, high 59°, low 49°, cooling off.
Monday
91% chance of rain, high 62°, low 39°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 61–69°.

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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

Prairie Dog Creek near Clayton 4E

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.3 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 48 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 26 min less
Golden hour: 6:12–7:06 PM; Morning 7:44–8:38 AM
Blue hour: 7:06–7:17 PM; Morning 7:33–7:44 AM; first light 7:33 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:18 AM · rises 5:48 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

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