Observed 4:55 AM CDT at KCNU

Iola, KS weather

Clear and 52°11°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 52°11°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the southeast. 57–9 mph14 km/h through 5 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 65Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.21 inHg1023 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+0.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 55°13° today at 6 AM
Above 70°21° today by noon
High 78°26° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM

This morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 3 AM · 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 5a	Clear	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	28%	0
Sat 6a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	34%	0
Sat 7a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	71%	51%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	71%	65%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	68%	51%	0
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	58%	53%	1
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	49%	77%	2
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	40%	75%	3
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	38%	75%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	36%	75%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	34%	70%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	35%	62%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	37%	78%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	40%	83%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	52%	89%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	60%	90%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	64%	88%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	66%	91%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	68%	85%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	82%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	81%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	74%	78%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	85%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	87%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	78%	88%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	78%	86%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	83%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	76%	85%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	72%	89%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	60%	90%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	52%	87%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	44%	69%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	41%	91%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	39%	90%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	38%	88%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	38%	90%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	39%	91%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	44%	88%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	52%	93%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	63%	96%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	68%	96%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	69%	97%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	71%	98%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	73%	92%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	90%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	76%	81%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	87%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	78%	85%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 55°13°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 9 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 2 to 6 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
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–57°14°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 62°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–65°18°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 61°16°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 70°21°, low 61°16°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Rain 0.47 in12 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 69°20°
  40% chance · 0.25 in6.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 65°19°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.35 in8.9 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°–77°25°
Low, likely
57°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 61°16°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Rain 0.55 in14 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.21 in5.3 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
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 57°14°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Rain 0.42 in11 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  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
64°18°–76°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–68°20°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
35 mph56 km/h, gusts 48 mph78 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 55°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 54°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 55°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 68–76°; 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

Neosho River at Iola

1.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.3 ft
Flow: 2,410 cfs

Forecast peak 8.5 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 3:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Neosho River near Chanute

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.6 ft
Flow: 3,030 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Marmaton River near Uniontown

24 mi

Level: -0.2 ft

Reading from Sat 4 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 91% less heating than a typical week.

This week 8Typical 81

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–11:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Iola 1 W · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1959–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 12°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1°0° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−10°−6°SunOct 18
−2°−1°MonOct 19
−1°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
+7°+4°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 53 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 21 min less
Golden hour: 5:55–6:48 PM; Morning 7:22–8:15 AM
Blue hour: 6:48–6:58 PM; Morning 7:12–7:22 AM; first light 7:12 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 38% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:55 AM · rises 5:29 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Iola. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,500 ft, 33 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.