Observed 12:45 PM CDT at KGBD

Frederick, KS weather

Sunny and 77°25°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 77°25°

Sunny

Wind: 18 mph30 km/h; From the south. 914–18 mph30 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable
UV index: 5Moderate; Moderate until 5 PM
Pressure: 30.18 inHg1022 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 78°26° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon
Rain Monday from 7 AM (50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm)
Gusts to 28 mph45 km/h Monday from 11 AM

This afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 58°14° by 4 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 59°15° by 5 AM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Rain 7 AM–noon (50%) · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	42%	31%	5
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	40%	52%	5
Sat 3p	Mostly cloudy	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	40%	56%	4
Sat 4p	Mostly cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	39%	70%	3
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	41%	61%	2
Sat 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	43%	83%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	50%	88%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	56%	76%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	59%	90%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	60%	85%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	62%	86%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	63%	93%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	66%	90%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	68%	94%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	70%	96%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	73%	97%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	76%	97%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	78%	98%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	79%	98%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	78%	95%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	76%	95%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	66%	94%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	57%	92%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	50%	84%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	47%	93%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	45%	90%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	45%	91%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	46%	98%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 74°23°)	74°23°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	48%	95%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	49%	97%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	56%	96%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	62%	95%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	64%	91%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	10%	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	65%	92%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	67%	97%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	68%	94%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	70%	99%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	72%	95%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	74%	89%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	75%	85%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	78%	90%	0
Mon 6a	Showers	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	80%	88%	0
Mon 7a	Showers	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	80%	79%	0
Mon 8a	Showers	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	81%	74%	0
Mon 9a	Showers	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	78%	70%	0
Mon 10a	Showers	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	72%	74%	1
Mon 11a	Showers	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	64°18°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	66%	78%	1
Mon 12p	Showers	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	16 mph26 km/h from S, gusts 28 mph44 km/h	61%	65%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 67°19° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 38°3°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 76°24°, low 58°14°. Typical 66°19° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South southeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 38°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 71°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 66°19° / 37°3°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 58°14°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 69°21°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. South wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 37°3°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 56°13°. Typical 65°18° / 37°3°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 37°3°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 41 mph65 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 58°14°. Typical 65°18° / 36°2°. 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
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 36°2°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 41 mph65 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 61°16°. Typical 64°18° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 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 79.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–79°26°
Low, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 36°2°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 74°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 64°18° / 36°2°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 73°23°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–80°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–66°19°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 36°2°
Wind
26 mph41 km/h, gusts 40 mph65 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 58°14°. Typical 63°17° / 35°2°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 35°2°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 63°17° / 35°2°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.9 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
59°15°–74°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–63°17°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 35°2°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Mostly sunny. High 62°17°, low 47°8°. Typical 62°17° / 34°1°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  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
56°13°–75°24°
Low, likely
38°3°–61°16°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 34°1°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 51 mph82 km/h
UV peak
4

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 58°.
Monday
47% chance of rain, high 71°, low 54°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 62–79°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Friday.

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

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

Radar loads when scrolled into view

Full-screen radar

Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Cow Creek (KS) at Lyons

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.7 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Smoky Hill River at Ellsworth

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.6 ft
Flow: 59 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Smoky Hill River at Kanopolis Lake

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1467 ft

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

This week 6Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 54°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 2:00 PM–3:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Ellsworth · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1904–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
—MonOct 19
—TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Frederick 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: 6:05–6:59 PM; Morning 7:34–8:28 AM
Blue hour: 6:59–7:09 PM; Morning 7:24–7:34 AM; first light 7:24 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 91% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:08 AM · rises 5:40 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Frederick, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Cow Creek (KS) at Lyons

Smoky Hill River at Ellsworth

Smoky Hill River at Kanopolis Lake

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