Observed 2:10 AM CDT at KGCK

Garden City, KS weather

Mostly clear and 61°16°, rain ~4–6 PM (45%).

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Mostly clear

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the south-southeast. Gusts to 23 mph37 km/h around 11 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.09 inHg1019 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.1 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 (60°16° then, 61°16° now)

Good hours for

Dry until 1 PM
Rain today 1–9 PM (50%, 0.44 in11 mm)
Above 70°21° today by 1 PM
Rain tomorrow from 7 AM (90%, 2.5 in65 mm)
Gusts to 28 mph45 km/h tomorrow night 8–10 PM

TonightNear 62°17° · rain chance 20% · Mostly cloudy
This morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Cloudy
This afternoonUp to 73°23° by 3 PM · Rain 1–6 PM (50%)
TonightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Rain 6–9 PM (40%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Rain 7 AM–noon (80%)
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 64°18° by 3 PM · Rain all afternoon (80%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 11 PM · Rain all night (90%) · gusts to 28 mph45 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 2a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	10%	16 mph26 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	72%	77%	0
Sat 3a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	20%	16 mph26 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	75%	76%	0
Sat 4a	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	75%	76%	0
Sat 5a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	60°16°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	78%	73%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	78%	89%	0
Sat 7a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	78%	79%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	79%	78%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	80%	86%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	72%	90%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from SSW, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	67%	89%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)	68°20°	10%	14 mph23 km/h from SSW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	64%	98%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	70°21°	30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	13 mph21 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	60%	96%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	13 mph21 km/h from SSW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	58%	92%	2
Sat 3p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	54%	99%	1
Sat 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	55%	97%	3
Sat 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	55%	93%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	71°22°	40%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	55%	88%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 60°16° to 72°22°)	67°19°	30%, 0.04 in1 mm	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	64%	92%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 69°21°)	62°17°	20%, 0.04 in1 mm	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	73%	93%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 68°20°)	60°16°	10%, 0.04 in1 mm	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	77%	89%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 66°19°)	59°15°	5%, 0.04 in1 mm	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	78%	78%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 65°18°)	58°14°	5%, 0.04 in1 mm	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	80%	82%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 64°18°)	57°14°	5%, 0.04 in1 mm	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	80%	75%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 63°17°)	56°13°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	80%	75%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 62°17°)	55°13°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	82%	84%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 61°16°)	54°12°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	82%	80%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 60°16°)	54°12°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	81%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	53°12°	20%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	88%	87%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	53°12°	20%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	89%	100%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	53°12°	30%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	91%	88%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	51°11°	40%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	99%	93%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 61°16°)	53°12°	70%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	91%	0
Sun 10a	Showers	57°14° (likely 50°10° to 62°17°)	57°14°	60%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	93%	99%	0
Sun 11a	Showers	59°15° (likely 51°11° to 62°17°)	59°15°	80%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	91%	99%	0
Sun 12p	Drizzle	60°16° (likely 51°11° to 64°18°)	60°16°	80%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	91%	100%	1
Sun 1p	Drizzle	60°16° (likely 52°11° to 64°18°)	60°16°	80%, 0.2 in5.1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	92%	100%	1
Sun 2p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 52°11° to 64°18°)	62°17°	80%, 0.2 in5.1 mm	16 mph26 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	88%	99%	0
Sun 3p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 53°12° to 64°18°)	64°18°	70%, 0.2 in5.1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	82%	98%	0
Sun 4p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 54°12° to 64°18°)	64°18°	70%, 0.2 in5.1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	82%	98%	0
Sun 5p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 54°12° to 64°18°)	64°18°	80%, 0.2 in5.1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	80%	98%	0
Sun 6p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 55°13° to 65°18°)	65°18°	70%, 0.2 in5.1 mm	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	75%	99%	0
Sun 7p	Drizzle	63°17° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	63°17°	80%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	79%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Drizzle	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	80%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	86%	91%	0
Sun 9p	Drizzle	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	80%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	91%	94%	0
Sun 10p	Drizzle	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	80%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	93%	95%	0
Sun 11p	Showers	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	80%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	96%	95%	0
Mon 12a	Showers	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	80%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	96%	94%	0
Mon 1a	Showers	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	90%, 0.08 in2 mm	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	96%	98%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 58°14°. Typical 66°19° / 36°2°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  50% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.26 in6.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of rain showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers between 3am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–63°17°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 36°2°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Thunderstorms. High 66°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 66°19° / 36°2°. Storms 0.51 in13 mm, 80% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 51°11°
  80% chance · 0.5 in13 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  80% chance · 1.1 in28 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 60°16°
  80% chance · 0.75 in19 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 56°13°
  90% chance · 0.25 in6.2 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. East southeast wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 51. South southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
50°10°–59°15°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 36°2°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 67°19°, low 46°8°. Typical 65°18° / 36°2°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 90% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 57°14°
  70% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–58°14°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 36°2°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 70°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 65°18° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 35°2°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 64°18° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
46°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 35°2°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 64°18° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–60°16°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 34°1°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 67°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 64°18° / 34°1°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 34°1°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 63°17° / 34°1°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  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
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–61°16°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 34°1°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 52°11°. Typical 63°17° / 33°1°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  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
64°18°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 33°1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 61°16°, low 43°6°. Typical 62°17° / 33°1°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°9°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–64°18°
Low, likely
41°5°–46°8°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 33°1°
Wind
26 mph41 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 58°.
Tomorrow
80% chance of rain, high 66°, low 51°, cooling off.
Monday
92% chance of rain, high 67°, low 46°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 61–72°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Arkansas River at Garden City

2.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.2 ft

Reading from Sat 12:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Arkansas River at Deerfield

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.0 ft

Reading from Sat 12:45 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 10Typical 105

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 3:00 AM–5:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Garden City Regional Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1947–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 7°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 8°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+2°+1°SunOct 18
+6°+3°MonOct 19
+10°+6°TueOct 20
+10°+5°WedOct 21
+14°+8°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 53 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 21 min less
Golden hour: 6:17–7:10 PM; Morning 7:44–8:37 AM
Blue hour: 7:10–7:20 PM; Morning 7:34–7:44 AM; first light 7:34 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 78% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:18 AM · rises 5:51 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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