Observed 2:15 PM CDT at KIDP

Elk City, KS weather

Sunny and 81°27°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 81°27°

Sunny

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the south-southeast. Up to 10 mph17 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.22 inHg1023 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° warmer than this time yesterday (77°25° then, 81°27° now)

Good hours for

High 79°26° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 55°13° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonNear 79°26° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 76°24° by 2 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 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	36%	76%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	34%	84%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	36%	83%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 70°21° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	40%	83%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	50%	84%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	59%	64%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	82%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	69%	82%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	88%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	74%	87%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	76%	87%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	87%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	79%	88%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	83%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	85%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	81%	75%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	81%	84%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	81%	82%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	85%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	68%	86%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	57%	88%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	48%	93%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	42%	92%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	41%	93%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	39%	98%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	39%	93%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	40%	92%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	95%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	98%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	63%	97%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	68%	95%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	72%	96%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	96%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	92%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	76%	88%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	76%	93%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	76%	92%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	76%	88%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	85%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	79%	89%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	82%	40%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	82%	16%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	25%	0
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	68%	32%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	56%	31%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	45%	64%	4
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	38%	65%	4
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	34%	70%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 55°13°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind around 9 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 55°13°. Typical 68°20° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 2 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 68°20° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°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, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 3 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 43°6°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 73°23°, low 58°14°. Typical 67°19° / 42°6°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 69°21°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  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 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
57°14°–58°14°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 42°6°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 60°16°. Typical 67°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 42°6°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 61°16°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 76°24°, low 60°16°. Typical 66°19° / 41°5°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–81°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–66°19°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 41°5°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 71°22°, low 62°17°. Typical 66°19° / 41°5°. Rain 0.6 in15 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.28 in7.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.16 in3.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.2 in5.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.4 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 41°5°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 56°13°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.31 in7.9 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.7 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°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–64°18°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 40°4°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 65°18°, low 52°11°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  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°–81°27°
Low, likely
40°4°–68°20°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 40°4°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 80°, low 55°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 55°.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 56°.
Rest of week
Highs 65–80°; 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

Elk River near Elk City

1.8 mi

Level: 12.6 ft

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Elk River (KS) above Elk City Lake

7.4 mi

Level: 795 ft
Flow: 46,900 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

ELK RIVER BELOW ELK CITY LAKE

8.7 mi

Level: 4.9 ft

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Verdigris River at Independence

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.1 ft
Flow: 221 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 90% less heating than a typical week.

This week 7Typical 72

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 6:00 PM–1:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

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

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 12°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1°0° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−10°−6°SunOct 18
−6°−4°MonOct 19
+1°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+6°+3°ThuOct 22
+1°±0°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Elk City weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 54 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 19 min less
Golden hour: 5:58–6:51 PM; Morning 7:23–8:16 AM
Blue hour: 6:51–7:01 PM; Morning 7:13–7:23 AM; first light 7:13 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 83% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:57 AM · rises 5:32 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Elk City. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,700 ft, 7 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Elk City, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Elk River near Elk City

Elk River (KS) above Elk City Lake

ELK RIVER BELOW ELK CITY LAKE

Verdigris River at Independence

For your home

Heating 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