Observed 7:55 PM CDT at K13K

Howard, KS weather

Clear and 65°18°.

Mostly agree

Now 65°18°

Clear

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the south-southeast. Up to 8 mph13 km/h through 8 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.26 inHg1025 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 (66°19° then, 65°18° now)

Good hours for

Low 55°13° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon
High 78°26° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · 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 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	56%	75%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	61%	84%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	66%	86%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	71%	87%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	73%	85%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	74%	86%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	75%	86%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	78%	88%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	81%	87%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	82%	89%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	89%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	84%	89%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	90%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	81%	90%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	70%	89%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	59%	89%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	51%	91%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	44%	92%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	42%	90%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	40%	84%	4
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	39%	80%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	41%	80%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	45%	90%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	50%	95%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	60%	96%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	66%	96%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	69%	97%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	95%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	98%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	97%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	97%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	95%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	78%	97%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	81%	77%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	76%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	84%	19%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	27%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	78%	36%	0
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	49%	1
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	58%	64%	2
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	48%	62%	4
Mon 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	40%	64%	5
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	36%	53%	4
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	33%	55%	4
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	33%	78%	3
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	34%	66%	2
Mon 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	38%	83%	1
Mon 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	42%	79%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 3 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 73°23°, low 57°14°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°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 73. 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
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
57°14°–58°14°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 60°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 60°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 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 81.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 76°24°, low 59°15°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–80°27°
Low, likely
59°15°–66°19°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 74°23°, low 61°16°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
60°16°–62°17°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  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
69°21°–81°27°
Low, likely
48°9°–66°19°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 40 mph65 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 61°16°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  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
60°16°–77°25°
Low, likely
41°5°–66°19°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 42 mph67 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 54°.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 57°.
Rest of week
Highs 70–81°; 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

Elk River (KS) at Elk Falls

7.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft

Reading from Sat 7 PM · NWS gauge page

Fall River (KS) at Fall River Lake

16 mi

Level: 948 ft
Flow: 22,500 cfs

Reading from Sat 7 PM · NWS gauge page

Fall River (KS) at Fredonia

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.9 ft
Flow: 23 cfs

Reading from Sat 7 PM · NWS gauge page

Elk River near Elk City

24 mi

Level: 12.6 ft

Reading from Sat 7 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 54 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 19 min less
Golden hour: 5:59–6:52 PM; Morning 7:25–8:18 AM
Blue hour: 6:52–7:02 PM; Morning 7:15–7:25 AM; first light 7:15 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 86% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:58 AM · rises 5:33 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Howard. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,600 ft, 14 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Howard, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Elk River (KS) at Elk Falls

Fall River (KS) at Fall River Lake

Fall River (KS) at Fredonia

Elk River near Elk City

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon