Observed 3:20 PM CDT at KEWK

Hesston, KS weather

Sunny and 79°26°.

Mostly agree

Now 79°26°

Sunny

Wind: 18 mph29 km/h; From the south. Easing to 7 mph11 km/h by 7 PM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.2 inHg1023 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.7 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 7 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonDown to 74°23° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 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 afternoonNear 71°22° · 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 3p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	43%	52%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	46%	62%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	74°23°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	48%	59%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	50%	74%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	53%	47%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	58%	88%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	61%	91%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	64%	95%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	66%	94%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	70%	96%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	71%	84%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	73%	91%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	74%	92%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	77%	93%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	93%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	93%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	81%	93%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	81%	94%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	96%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	67%	89%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	59%	88%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	53%	78%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	49%	77%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	47%	80%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	47%	87%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	46%	93%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	46%	96%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	49%	93%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	55%	94%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	64%	97%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	68%	90%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	70%	94%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	72%	93%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	74%	89%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	75%	94%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	76%	90%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	77%	91%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	78%	86%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	81%	80%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	82%	85%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	82%	81%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	82%	79%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	60°16°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	76%	66%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	69%	68%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	62%	68%	2
Mon 12p	Mostly cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	69°21°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	56%	71%	3
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	71°22°	10%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	51%	70%	4
Mon 2p	Mostly cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	72°22°	10%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	48%	64%	4

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 13 to 18 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°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 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind around 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 71°22°, low 57°14°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  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 rain showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
57°14°–59°15°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 60°16°. Dry. Forecasts 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, 72°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°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 61°16°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  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
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
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°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 75°24°, low 58°14°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 65°18°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 73°23°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 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 75. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–80°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–65°18°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.38 in9.7 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  50% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
60°16°–61°16°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 54°12°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.55 in14 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
59°15°–74°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–63°17°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 46 mph75 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 65°18°, low 51°11°. Rain 0.67 in17 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.21 in5.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°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°–76°24°
Low, likely
39°4°–66°19°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 48 mph77 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 65–80°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

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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

Little Arkansas River at Alta Mills

9.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: -0.8 ft

Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Little Arkansas River near Halstead

9.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.7 ft
Flow: 12 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Emma Creek (KS) above Sedgwick

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: -2.0 ft

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Little Arkansas River near Sedgwick

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.8 ft
Flow: 9 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page

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: 6:03–6:56 PM; Morning 7:30–8:23 AM
Blue hour: 6:56–7:06 PM; Morning 7:20–7:30 AM; first light 7:20 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 89% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:04 AM · rises 5:37 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Hesston, KS weather

Next 2 hours

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Little Arkansas River at Alta Mills

Little Arkansas River near Halstead

Emma Creek (KS) above Sedgwick

Little Arkansas River near Sedgwick

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon