Observed 7:50 AM CDT at KGBD

Garfield, KS weather

Clear and 57°14°, 9°5° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 57°14°

Clear

Wind: 14 mph22 km/h; From the south-southeast. Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h around 10 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.13 inHg1020 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h today 10 AM–noon
Above 70°21° today by noon
High 75°24° today at 2 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Rain tomorrow night from 1 AM (70%, 0.1 in2.5 mm)

This morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Partly cloudy
This afternoonNear 74°23° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 5 PM · rain chance 30% · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Rain 1–6 AM (40%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 8a	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	64%	48%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	63%	35%	0
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	58%	58%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	51%	91%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	47%	87%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	45%	83%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	45%	85%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	45%	90%	4
Sat 4p	Mostly cloudy	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	46%	65%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	45%	97%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	45%	95%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	52%	99%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	59%	97%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	63%	94%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	65%	92%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	66%	89%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	67%	78%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	67%	82%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	69%	86%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	72%	78%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	74%	52%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	63%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	51%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	53%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	97%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	87%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	70%	92%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	64%	89%	1
Sun 12p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	60%	85%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	20%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	58%	89%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	71°22°	30%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	57%	85%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	57%	89%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	30%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	58%	97%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	30%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	56%	93%	0
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	30%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	57%	99%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	62%	98%	0
Sun 8p	Drizzle	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	67%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Drizzle	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	96%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	94%	0
Sun 11p	Showers	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	78%	90%	0
Mon 12a	Showers	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	77%	89%	0
Mon 1a	Showers	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	78%	92%	0
Mon 2a	Showers	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	60°16°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	80%	99%	0
Mon 3a	Showers	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	59°15°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	80%	98%	0
Mon 4a	Showers	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	58°14°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	83%	97%	0
Mon 5a	Showers	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	57°14°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	86%	89%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	87%	94%	0
Mon 7a	Showers	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	70%, 0.04 in1 mm	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	89%	91%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 67°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South wind around 15 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 7 to 12 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 40°4°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 66°19° / 39°4°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. South southeast wind 7 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–74°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 39°4°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 67°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 66°19° / 39°4°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 61°16°
  70% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. South wind 12 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–61°16°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 39°4°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 55°13°. Typical 65°18° / 38°3°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 38°3°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 65°18° / 38°3°. 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, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–62°17°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 38°3°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 41 mph67 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 65°18° / 38°3°. 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
  Cloudy, 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 74.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–81°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–64°18°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 38°3°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 68°20°, low 51°11°. Typical 64°18° / 37°3°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Fog, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–75°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–63°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 37°3°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 59°15°. Typical 64°18° / 37°3°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–77°25°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 37°3°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 54°12°. Typical 63°17° / 36°2°. 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, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.2 in5 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
63°17°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–61°16°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 36°2°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 51°11°. Typical 63°17° / 36°2°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 59°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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–74°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–58°14°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 36°2°
Wind
28 mph45 km/h, gusts 47 mph75 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
33% chance of rain, high 74°, low 56°.
Monday
73% chance of rain, high 67°, low 52°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 65–74°; chance of precipitation on Friday.

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

Pawnee River near Rozel

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.2 ft
Flow: 2 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Arkansas River near Larned

16 mi

Level: 3.9 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Pawnee River near Burdett

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

Rattlesnake Creek (KS) near Macksville

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 94% less heating than a typical week.

This week 6Typical 92

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 9:00 AM–2:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Larned No. 2 · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2009–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−9°−5°SunOct 18
+4°+2°MonOct 19
+6°+3°TueOct 20
+8°+4°WedOct 21
+11°+6°ThuOct 22
+17°+9°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 52 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 21 min less
Golden hour: 6:10–7:03 PM; Morning 7:38–8:31 AM
Blue hour: 7:03–7:13 PM; Morning 7:27–7:38 AM; first light 7:27 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:11 AM · rises 5:45 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Garfield, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Pawnee River near Rozel

Arkansas River near Larned

Pawnee River near Burdett

Rattlesnake Creek (KS) near Macksville

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