Observed 6:50 PM CDT at KICT

Garden Plain, KS weather

Clear and 70°21°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 70°21°

Clear

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the south-southeast. 610–10 mph16 km/h through 7 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 64Moderate; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.21 inHg1023 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.4 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 56°13° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon
High 76°24° tomorrow at 2 PM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 2 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 73°23° by 3 PM · rain chance 10% · 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 7p	Mostly cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	49%	48%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	56%	87%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	61%	88%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	63%	87%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	66%	90%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	78%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	82%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	87%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	91%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	92%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	88%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	81%	88%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	83%	89%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	82%	92%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	79%	93%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	68%	91%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	61%	87%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	56%	89%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	52%	88%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	50%	91%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	49%	88%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	49%	92%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	49%	92%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	51%	95%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	56%	93%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	65%	94%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	67%	95%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	68%	95%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	71%	92%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	72%	89%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	74%	88%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	76%	88%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	77%	86%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	78%	70%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	81%	80%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	82%	73%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	82%	78%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	81%	75%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	76%	54%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	68%	54%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	66°19°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	62%	71%	2
Mon 12p	Mostly cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	10%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	57%	69%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	71°22°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	53%	78%	5
Mon 2p	Mostly cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	72°22°	10%	16 mph26 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	50%	83%	5
Mon 3p	Mostly cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	10%	16 mph26 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	49%	71%	4
Mon 4p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	73°23°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	49%	80%	3
Mon 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	72°22°	10%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	50%	97%	1
Mon 6p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	70°21°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	53%	84%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind 6 to 12 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 57°14°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South southeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind 8 to 12 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
55°13°–57°14°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 71°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
57°14°–59°15°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 60°16°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 64°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.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–79°26°
Low, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 61°16°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 79°26°
  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 79.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 74°23°, low 58°14°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 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 74. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–80°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–65°18°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 72°22°, low 59°15°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  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
66°19°–77°25°
Low, likely
46°8°–64°18°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 70°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°16°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.6 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–79°26°
Low, likely
41°5°–63°17°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 57°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 56°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 70–79°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday.

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

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Ninnescah River at Cheney Reservoir

7.7 mi

Level: 1420 ft
Flow: 153,000 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Cowskin Creek at Wichita 119th St

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.6 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Ninnescah River near Murdock

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 116 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Ninnescah River near Peck

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 189 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 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 6Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 8:00 PM–2:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1888–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 7°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+1°±0°MonOct 19
+7°+4°TueOct 20
+9°+5°WedOct 21
+10°+6°ThuOct 22
+10°+5°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 54 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 20 min less
Golden hour: 6:05–6:57 PM; Morning 7:31–8:24 AM
Blue hour: 6:57–7:08 PM; Morning 7:21–7:31 AM; first light 7:21 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 84% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:05 AM · rises 5:39 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Garden Plain, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Ninnescah River at Cheney Reservoir

Cowskin Creek at Wichita 119th St

Ninnescah River near Murdock

Ninnescah River near Peck

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