Observed 3:15 AM CDT at KIXD

Fontana, KS weather

Clear and 55°13°, 14°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 55°13°

Clear

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the south-southeast. 35–8 mph13 km/h through 3 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.2 inHg1023 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 53°12° today at 7 AM
Above 70°21° today by noon
High 79°26° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM

TonightNear 56°13° · Partly cloudy
This morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 79°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 55°13° by 4 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 2 AM · 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 3a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	74%	25%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	38%	0
Sat 5a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	45%	0
Sat 6a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	30%	0
Sat 7a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	62%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	58%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	61%	1
Sat 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	67%	68%	2
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	57%	72%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	49%	77%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	43%	78%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	42%	80%	5
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	40%	78%	4
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	39%	74%	3
Sat 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	42%	85%	2
Sat 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	45%	90%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	93%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	63%	94%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	93%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	70%	92%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	94%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	90%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	77%	89%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	86%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	83%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	83%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	85%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	79%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	72%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	73%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	78%	0
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	70%	74%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	61%	91%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	51%	89%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	46%	91%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	43%	95%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	89%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	42%	92%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	46%	92%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	50%	92%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	55%	90%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	67%	91%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	96%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	75%	98%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	78%	99%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	97%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	80%	96%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	91%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 53°12°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 3 to 8 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–79°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–55°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 52°11°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 54°12°. Typical 63°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
73°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–65°18°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 39°4°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 61°16°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°25°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
58°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 70°21°, low 61°16°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 69°20°
  40% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.31 in7.7 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
64°18°–77°25°
Low, likely
56°13°–65°18°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 38°3°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 59°15°. Typical 61°16° / 38°3°. Rain 0.49 in12 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  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
68°20°–79°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 38°3°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 66°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 61°16° / 38°3°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 38°3°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 41 mph65 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 52°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 53°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 66–76°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (EAX) (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

Marais Des Cygnes River at La Cygne

6.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.2 ft
Flow: 361 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Marais Des Cygnes River at Osawatomie

8.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 13.6 ft
Flow: 1,450 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 AM · NWS gauge page

Pottawatomie Creek at Lane

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.6 ft

Reading from Sat 1:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Reservoirs at Hillsdale Lake

17 mi

Level: 917 ft

Reading from Sat 1:30 AM · 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 9Typical 92

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–3:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Osawatomie · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1951–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 14°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 51 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 22 min less
Golden hour: 5:52–6:45 PM; Morning 7:20–8:14 AM
Blue hour: 6:45–6:56 PM; Morning 7:10–7:20 AM; first light 7:10 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 40% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:53 AM · rises 5:26 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Fontana, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Marais Des Cygnes River at La Cygne

Marais Des Cygnes River at Osawatomie

Pottawatomie Creek at Lane

Reservoirs at Hillsdale Lake

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