Observed 6:45 AM CDT at KCNK

Jamestown, KS weather

Clear and 61°16°, 15°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 61°16°

Clear

Wind: 16 mph26 km/h; From the south. Easing to 5 mph8 km/h by 6 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.13 inHg1020 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

About the same as this time yesterday (61°16° then, 61°16° now)

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by 11 AM
High 79°26° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM

This morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 79°26° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 57°14° by 4 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · rain chance 20% · 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 7a	Clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	58%	26%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	58%	43%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	58%	27%	0
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	52%	23%	1
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	49%	22%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	43%	24%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	40%	12%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	40%	25%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	38%	33%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	38%	62%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	39%	82%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	43%	84%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	49%	88%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	59%	90%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	60%	97%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	63%	87%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	65%	93%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	67%	92%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	67%	89%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	69%	81%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	72%	85%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	75%	79%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	75%	82%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	78%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	79%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	80%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	83%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	95%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	63%	94%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	57%	85%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	51%	90%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	48%	89%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	46%	87%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	45%	87%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	45%	92%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	48%	92%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	51%	95%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	68°20°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	59%	88%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	65°18°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	68%	92%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	64°18°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	70%	91%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	63°17°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	72%	90%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	62°17°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	72%	95%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	70%	93%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	72%	94%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	60°16°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	75%	99%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	59°15°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	78%	93%	0
Mon 5a	Showers	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	80%	92%	0
Mon 6a	Showers	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	80%	95%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 55°13°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 58°14°
  20% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 69°21°, low 52°11°. Typical 63°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 69. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–61°16°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 39°4°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 68°20°, low 54°12°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 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 71. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–63°17°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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 71°22°).
High, likely
71°22°–80°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–65°18°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 38°3°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 68°20°, low 51°11°. Typical 61°16° / 38°3°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°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. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–67°19°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 38°3°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 60°16°. Typical 60°16° / 37°3°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  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
62°17°–75°24°
Low, likely
58°14°–65°18°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 37°3°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 60°16° / 37°3°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 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
62°17°–74°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–62°17°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 37°3°
Wind
30 mph48 km/h, gusts 51 mph82 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 53°12°. Typical 60°16° / 37°3°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°11°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°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
59°15°–75°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–63°17°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 37°3°
Wind
30 mph49 km/h, gusts 51 mph82 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 55°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 57°, cooling off.
Monday
49% chance of rain, high 69°, low 52°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 64–71°; chance of precipitation on Friday, 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

Republican River at Concordia

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.3 ft
Flow: 297 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Republican River at Scandia

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.2 ft
Flow: 200 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Solomon River at Beloit

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 46 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

White Rock Creek at Lovewell Reservoir

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1580 ft

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

This week 7Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 8:00 AM–2:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Concordia Asos · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1885–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 9°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+1°SunOct 18
+5°+3°MonOct 19
+5°+3°TueOct 20
+14°+8°WedOct 21
+13°+7°ThuOct 22
+19°+10°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Jamestown 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: 6:02–6:56 PM; Morning 7:34–8:28 AM
Blue hour: 6:56–7:06 PM; Morning 7:23–7:34 AM; first light 7:23 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:07 AM · rises 5:37 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Jamestown, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Republican River at Concordia

Republican River at Scandia

Solomon River at Beloit

White Rock Creek at Lovewell Reservoir

For your home

Cooling 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? Unknown

Moon