Observed 3:00 PM CDT at KCNK

Ionia, KS weather

Sunny and 81°27°, 15°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 81°27°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the south. Gusts to 23 mph37 km/h around 8 PM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.16 inHg1021 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 53°12° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM
Rain tomorrow night from 8 PM (60%, 0.19 in4.8 mm)
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 8 PM

This afternoonNear 76°24° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 5 PM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 59°15° by 5 AM · Rain 8 PM–6 AM (50%)
Monday morningNear 61°16° · Rain all morning (60%)
Monday afternoonNear 66°19° · Rain all afternoon (60%)

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	Mostly cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	48%	67%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 65°18° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	50%	82%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 66°19° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	52%	84%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 62°17° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	57%	91%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 59°15° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	63%	83%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 69°21°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	67%	86%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	70%	91%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	72%	93%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	75%	95%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 64°18°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	77%	98%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 63°17°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	77%	99%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 63°17°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	77%	96%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	80%	83%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	85%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	87%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	85%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	84%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	86%	85%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	84%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	87%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	91%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	65%	87%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	59%	86%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	72°22°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	55%	97%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	53%	98%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	55%	94%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	55%	95%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 64°18° to 74°23°)	72°22°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	61%	99%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 63°17° to 72°22°)	70°21°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	63%	96%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	68°20°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	65%	98%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	65°18°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	73%	100%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	99%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	98%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	78%	100%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	61°16°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	100%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	61°16°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	78%	97%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	81%	94%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	81%	93%	0
Mon 5a	Drizzle	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	59°15°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	83%	93%	0
Mon 6a	Showers	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	83%	92%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	87%	96%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	90%	90%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	83%	90%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	84%	95%	0
Mon 11a	Showers	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	78%	97%	2
Mon 12p	Showers	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	75%	95%	3
Mon 1p	Showers	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	66°19°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	70%	96%	4
Mon 2p	Showers	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	67°19°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	68%	94%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 53°12°. Typical 62°17° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 35°2°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 62°17° / 34°1°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. 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
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 34°1°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 69°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 61°16° / 34°1°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 57°14°
  60% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 68°20°
  60% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers likely before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–60°16°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 34°1°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 68°20°, low 55°13°. Typical 61°16° / 33°1°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 33°1°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 60°16° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
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 73°23°).
High, likely
73°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 33°1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 60°16°. Typical 60°16° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  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 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
73°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 32°0°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 73°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 60°16° / 32°0°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 74°23°
  20% chance · 0.15 in3.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–81°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–68°20°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 32°0°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 68°20°, low 58°14°. Typical 59°15° / 32°0°. Rain 0.46 in12 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 69°20°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 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
65°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 32°0°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 59°15° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.1 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
61°16°–73°23°
Low, likely
40°4°–62°17°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 31°−1°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 53 mph86 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 61°16°, low 47°8°. Typical 58°14° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  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
55°13°–73°23°
Low, likely
36°2°–60°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 31°−1°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 54 mph86 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 57°, cooling off.
Monday
63% chance of rain, high 69°, low 50°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 61–76°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

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

Solomon River at Glen Elder Reservoir

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1457 ft

Reading from Sat 1:29 PM · NWS gauge page

Solomon River near Glen Elder

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.4 ft

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

White Rock Creek near Burr Oak

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.5 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Solomon River at Beloit

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 45 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · 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 8Typical 126

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 4:00 PM–10:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Burr Oak 4s · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1900–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 15°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 8°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+3°+2°SunOct 18
+5°+3°MonOct 19
+7°+4°TueOct 20
+8°+4°WedOct 21
+16°+9°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 48 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 26 min less
Golden hour: 6:04–6:58 PM; Morning 7:36–8:30 AM
Blue hour: 6:58–7:08 PM; Morning 7:25–7:36 AM; first light 7:25 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 90% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:09 AM · rises 5:39 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Ionia, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Solomon River at Glen Elder Reservoir

Solomon River near Glen Elder

White Rock Creek near Burr Oak

Solomon River at Beloit

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