Observed 3:55 PM CDT at KJLN

Galena, KS weather

Sunny and 81°27°, 14°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 81°27°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the southeast. Up to 6 mph10 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 57Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.25 inHg1024 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 56°13° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonNear 80°27° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 3 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 76°24° by 2 PM · Partly 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	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	31%	85%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	34%	76%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	39%	85%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	47%	84%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	58%	84%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	63%	85%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	62%	81%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	65%	80%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	79%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	67%	81%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	82%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	80%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	81%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	80%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	69%	81%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	69%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	69%	85%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	86%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	87%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	51%	87%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	46%	88%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	40%	88%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 81°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	39%	88%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	36%	87%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	36%	87%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 81°27°)	78°26°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	39%	89%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	42%	90%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	49%	91%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	68%	94%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	95%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	97%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	98%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	97%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	97%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	84%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	98%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	69%	85%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	88%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	69%	98%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	91%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	41%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	16%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	58%	14%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	51%	24%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	46%	41%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	41%	46%	4
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	37%	70%	4
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	37%	63%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 55°13°. Typical 68°20° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. South wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 55, with temperatures rising to around 57 overnight. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
55°13°–56°13°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 45°7°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 67°19° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–82°28°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 45°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 74°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 44°7°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 60°16°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly 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
77°25°–79°26°
Low, likely
59°15°–61°16°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 44°7°
Wind
18 mph30 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 61°16°. Typical 66°19° / 43°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
  Clear, 71°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 81.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 78°26°, low 61°16°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–81°27°
Low, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 71°22°, low 61°16°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 65°19°
  60% chance · 0.2 in5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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°–73°23°
Low, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 58°14°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  40% 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–64°18°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  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°–79°26°
Low, likely
42°6°–66°19°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
25 mph39 km/h, gusts 44 mph71 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 82°, low 55°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 56°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 57°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 66–81°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

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

Shoal Creek (MO) near Joplin

7.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.8 ft
Flow: 69 cfs

Forecast peak 1.8 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Spring River near Quapaw

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.0 ft
Flow: 119 cfs

Forecast peak 5.1 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Neosho River near Commerce

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.9 ft
Flow: 4,510 cfs

Forecast peak 4.9 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Spring River near Baxter Springs

5.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.9 ft
Flow: 176 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:30 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 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 6:00 PM–2:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

JOPLIN REGIONAL AIRPORT · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1902–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−4°−2°SunOct 18
±0°MonOct 19
—TueOct 20
+7°+4°WedOct 21
+7°+4°ThuOct 22
+11°+6°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 55 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 18 min less
Golden hour: 5:54–6:46 PM; Morning 7:18–8:10 AM
Blue hour: 6:46–6:56 PM; Morning 7:08–7:18 AM; first light 7:08 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 81% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:51 AM · rises 5:27 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Galena, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Shoal Creek (MO) near Joplin

Spring River near Quapaw

Neosho River near Commerce

Spring River near Baxter Springs

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