Observed 3:35 PM CDT at KIDP

Elk Falls, KS weather

Sunny and 81°27°.

Mostly agree

Now 81°27°

Sunny

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the south. Up to 10 mph17 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.21 inHg1023 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.4 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (81°27° then, 81°27° now)

Good hours for

Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 55°13° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonNear 77°25° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 57°14° by 4 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 57°14° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday 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
Sat 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	36%	85%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	40%	71%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	43%	77%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	47%	86%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	53%	83%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	60%	82%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	64%	84%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	86%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	70%	82%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	73%	84%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	74%	89%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	75%	90%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	79%	88%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	79%	86%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	81%	82%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	82%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	81%	83%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	79%	85%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	67%	84%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	57%	83%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	90%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	42%	96%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	40%	96%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	39%	93%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	38%	89%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	39%	93%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	42%	94%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	49%	92%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	58%	91%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	64%	92%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	96%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	70%	94%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	71%	89%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	73%	88%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	73%	84%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	88%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	76%	83%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	79%	84%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	81%	87%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	82%	19%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	81%	11%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	28%	0
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	66%	27%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	55%	51%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	45%	69%	4
Mon 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	38%	75%	4
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	34%	75%	4
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	32%	61%	4

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 55°13°. 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, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. 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
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 3 to 12 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 74°23°, low 58°14°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly 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 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
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 60°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  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, 64°18°
  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°–80°27°
Low, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 61°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  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 81.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 77°25°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 66°19°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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 77. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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
69°21°–81°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–66°19°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 71°22°, low 61°16°. Rain 0.51 in13 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.23 in5.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.17 in4.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.6 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
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 57°14°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 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
48°9°–64°18°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 42 mph67 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 67°19°, low 53°12°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  30% 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°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 45 mph73 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 80°, low 55°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 55°.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 57°.
Rest of week
Highs 67–81°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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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: 5:59–6:52 PM; Morning 7:25–8:17 AM
Blue hour: 6:52–7:02 PM; Morning 7:14–7:25 AM; first light 7:14 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 85% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:58 AM · rises 5:33 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Elk Falls. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,600 ft, 17 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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Stars tonight? Poor

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