Observed 10:55 PM CDT at KIDP

Elgin, KS weather

Clear and 57°14°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 57°14°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 11 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.27 inHg1025 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+0.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 56°13° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon
High 78°26° tomorrow at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Monday nightDown to 64°18° by 10 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
Sat 11p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	62%	85%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	64%	80%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	66%	80%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	68%	82%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	71%	84%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	74%	84%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	76%	85%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	79%	86%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	81%	87%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	81%	88%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	78%	88%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	68%	86%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	56%	85%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	49%	88%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	42%	86%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	41%	88%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	39%	93%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	39%	92%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	39%	91%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	42%	93%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	49%	94%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	58%	94%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	62%	98%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	64%	96%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	66%	97%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	67%	96%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	68%	96%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	70%	97%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	97%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	95%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	98%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	80%	98%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	81%	87%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	80%	50%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	67%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	64%	1
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	54%	48%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	44%	54%	4
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	38%	47%	4
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	34%	73%	5
Mon 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	33%	79%	4
Mon 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	33%	80%	3
Mon 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	34%	74%	2
Mon 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	37%	76%	1
Mon 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	41%	77%	0
Mon 8p	Mostly cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	44%	69%	0
Mon 9p	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	48%	79%	0
Mon 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	52%	86%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 56°13°. Typical 69°21° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
80°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 43°6°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 69°21° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 1 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–79°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 57°14°. Typical 68°20° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 2 to 9 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 42°6°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 74°23°, low 58°14°. Typical 68°20° / 41°5°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°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 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 41°5°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 60°16°. Typical 67°19° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  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 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 41°5°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 61°16°. Typical 67°19° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 41°5°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 76°24°, low 59°15°. Typical 66°19° / 40°4°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% 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 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–79°26°
Low, likely
59°15°–67°19°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 40°4°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 74°23°, low 61°16°. Typical 66°19° / 40°4°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 65°19°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–74°23°
Low, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 40°4°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 75°24°, low 61°16°. Typical 66°19° / 40°4°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 76°25°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  20% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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
70°21°–83°28°
Low, likely
49°9°–68°20°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 40°4°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 42 mph67 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 59°15°. Typical 65°18° / 39°4°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  20% 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
61°16°–79°26°
Low, likely
40°4°–68°20°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 39°4°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 80°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 56°.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 57°.
Rest of week
Highs 72–81°; 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

Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Hulah Lake

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 732 ft
Flow: 28,100 cfs

Reading from Sat 10 PM · NWS gauge page

Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Copan Lake

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 709 ft
Flow: 38,200 cfs

Reading from Sat 10 PM · NWS gauge page

Sand Creek (OK) near Okesa

22 mi

Level: 6.8 ft
Flow: 23 cfs

Reading from Sat 10 PM · NWS gauge page

Caney River at Bartlesville

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 19 cfs

Reading from Sat 10 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 52°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 12:00 AM–2:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Sedan · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 11°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−4°−2°MonOct 19
±0°TueOct 20
+7°+4°WedOct 21
+7°+4°ThuOct 22
+9°+5°FriOct 23
+9°+5°SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 55 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 18 min less
Golden hour: 6:00–6:52 PM; Morning 7:25–8:17 AM
Blue hour: 6:52–7:03 PM; Morning 7:14–7:25 AM; first light 7:14 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 84% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

99% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:58 AM · rises 5:34 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Elgin. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,800 ft, 40 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Elgin, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Hulah Lake

Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Copan Lake

Sand Creek (OK) near Okesa

Caney River at Bartlesville

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