Observed 1:50 PM CDT at KEMP

Hartford, KS weather

Sunny and 79°26°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts differ

Now 79°26°

Sunny

Wind: 17 mph28 km/h; From the south-southwest. Easing to 5 mph8 km/h by 6 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Pressure: 30.22 inHg1023 hPa; Falling 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

High 77°25° today at 3 PM
Low 52°11° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 7 PM

This afternoonNear 74°23° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · 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 2p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 78°26°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	44%	73%	4
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 71°22° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	40%	33%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	39%	31%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 78°26°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	44%	81%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 76°24°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	49%	80%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	56%	82%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	63%	84%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	67%	88%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	70%	86%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	85%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	85%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	86%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	87%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	87%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	88%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	90%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	89%	93%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	92%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	93%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	80%	57%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	89%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	63%	92%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	53%	94%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	46%	93%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	42%	89%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	40%	89%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	43%	91%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	46%	93%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	53%	91%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	61%	86%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	63%	91%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	93%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	91%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	75%	93%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	90%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	90%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	88%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	80%	92%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	89%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	90%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	89%	82%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	85%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	58%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	55%	0
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	70%	56%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	61%	63%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	51%	46%	4
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	44%	49%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 53°12°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
55°13°–56°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 72°22°, low 56°13°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 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 72. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
18 mph30 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 59°15°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°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
  Mostly clear, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 60°16°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 80°27°).
High, likely
78°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
60°16°–66°19°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 76°24°, low 58°14°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–82°28°
Low, likely
58°14°–67°19°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 61°16°. Typical 63°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.47 in12 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 65°19°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 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
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 39°4°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 53°12°. Typical 63°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.2 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°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–62°17°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 39°4°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 44 mph71 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 64°18°, low 51°11°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  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°–79°26°
Low, likely
41°5°–67°19°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 38°3°
Wind
27 mph44 km/h, gusts 49 mph79 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 53°.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 55°.
Rest of week
Highs 64–80°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

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

Neosho River at Neosho Rapids

4.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.7 ft
Flow: 1,720 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Neosho River at John Redmond Lake

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1042 ft
Flow: 86,200 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Cottonwood River at Emporia

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 311 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Neosho River at Burlington

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.3 ft
Flow: 2,360 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 89% less heating than a typical week.

This week 9Typical 85

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 3:00 PM–10:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Emporia Asos · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1950–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−3°−2°SunOct 18
+1°±0°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+10°+5°WedOct 21
+9°+5°ThuOct 22
+11°+6°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Hartford 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 22 min less
Golden hour: 5:57–6:50 PM; Morning 7:25–8:18 AM
Blue hour: 6:50–7:00 PM; Morning 7:14–7:25 AM; first light 7:14 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 87% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:58 AM · rises 5:31 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Hartford. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,000 ft, 11 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Hartford, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Neosho River at Neosho Rapids

Neosho River at John Redmond Lake

Cottonwood River at Emporia

Neosho River at Burlington

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