Observed 10:00 PM CDT at KSLN

Durham, KS weather

Clear and 66°19°, 13°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 66°19°

Clear

Wind: 12 mph19 km/h; From the south-southeast. 35–12 mph19 km/h through 10 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 56°13° tonight at 5 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon
High 76°24° tomorrow at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 72°22° by 2 PM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
Monday nightDown to 62°17° by 9 PM · rain chance 10% · 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 10p	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	79%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	71%	92%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	74%	87%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	75%	83%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	76%	88%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	77%	88%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	79%	90%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	81%	88%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	88%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	91%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	91%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	80%	93%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	92%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	61%	88%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	55%	91%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	49%	93%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	46%	91%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	46%	92%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	46%	92%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	48%	90%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	52%	95%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	59%	96%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	68%	93%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	73%	91%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	76%	94%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	78%	95%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	80%	91%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	80%	93%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	79%	92%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	58°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	80%	89%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	81%	91%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	84%	96%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	85%	96%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	86%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	85%	85%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	80%	81%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	72%	75%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	64%	73%	3
Mon 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	68°20°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	57%	68%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	70°21°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	52%	78%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	72°22°	10%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	48%	81%	4
Mon 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	10%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	47%	84%	4
Mon 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	48%	82%	3
Mon 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	50%	81%	2
Mon 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	69°21°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	54%	91%	1
Mon 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	60%	87%	0
Mon 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	64°18°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	64%	86%	0
Mon 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	62°17°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	68%	87%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 56°13°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 56°13°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 56°13°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 62°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 58°14°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 65°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–79°26°
Low, likely
58°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 60°16°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  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 after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–65°18°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 74°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 74°23°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–81°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–66°19°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 60°16°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 56°13°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 56°14°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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
65°18°–76°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–63°17°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 70°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.4 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
62°17°–80°27°
Low, likely
39°4°–61°16°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 80°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 56°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 55°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 70–79°; chance of precipitation on 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

Cottonwood River at Marion Reservoir

11 mi

Level: 1351 ft
Flow: 80,400 cfs

Reading from Sat 8 PM · NWS gauge page

Gypsum Creek below Gypsum

15 mi

Level: 19.8 ft
Flow: 2 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Smoky Hill River near Mentor

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.4 ft
Flow: 143 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Smoky Hill River at Lindsborg

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.3 ft
Flow: 137 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:30 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 7Typical 79

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 PM–12:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Marion Reservoir · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1966–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 13°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−2°−1°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
+10°+5°ThuOct 22
+12°+6°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 51 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 23 min less
Golden hour: 6:01–6:55 PM; Morning 7:30–8:23 AM
Blue hour: 6:55–7:05 PM; Morning 7:20–7:30 AM; first light 7:20 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 87% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:03 AM · rises 5:36 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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