Observed 8:55 PM CDT at KFNB

Kickapoo Site 7, KS weather

Clear and 70°21°, 15°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 70°21°

Clear

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the south-southeast. Up to 8 mph13 km/h through 9 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.24 inHg1024 hPa; Rising · +0.05 inHg+1.5 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 (69°21° then, 70°21° now)

Good hours for

Low 54°12° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon
High 79°26° tomorrow at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 7 PM

TonightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Monday nightDown to 67°19° by 8 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 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	80%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	80%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	60%	80%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	62%	79%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	64%	62%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	76%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	70%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	76%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	72%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	76%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	74%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	74%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	75%	71%	0
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	70%	71%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	59%	72%	2
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	27%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	43%	40%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	39%	58%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	36%	77%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	38%	81%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	40%	75%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	48%	79%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	53%	78%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	56%	79%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	60%	79%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	80%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	80%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	69%	80%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	72%	80%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	75%	80%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	80%	80%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	80%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	77%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	79%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	77%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	72%	0
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	70%	71%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	63%	69%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	51%	67%	4
Mon 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	44%	70%	4
Mon 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	40%	65%	4
Mon 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	37%	65%	4
Mon 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	36%	68%	3
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	36%	71%	2
Mon 6p	Mostly cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	39%	72%	1
Mon 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	42%	81%	0
Mon 8p	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	67°19°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	47%	74%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 64°18° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 53°12°. Typical 63°17° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 38°3°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 77°25°, low 55°13°. Typical 63°17° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 5 mph.
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 77°25°).
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 72°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 62°17° / 37°3°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
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 72. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 78°26°, low 57°14°. Typical 62°17° / 37°3°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°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. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 57. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 37°3°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Drizzle. High 80°27°, low 59°15°. Typical 61°16° / 36°2°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 36°2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 77°25°, low 57°14°. Typical 61°16° / 36°2°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 77°25°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  40% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
73°23°–81°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–67°19°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 36°2°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 72°22°, low 60°16°. Typical 60°16° / 36°2°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  40% chance · 0.19 in4.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–74°23°
Low, likely
58°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 36°2°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 55°13°. Typical 60°16° / 35°2°. Rain 0.31 in7.9 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.3 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–75°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–61°16°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 35°2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 59°15° / 35°2°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  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
54°12°–77°25°
Low, likely
37°3°–61°16°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 35°2°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 44 mph70 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 53°.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 55°.
Rest of week
Highs 67–80°; 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

Delaware River (KS) near Muscotah

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 58 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Big Nemaha River at Falls City

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.4 ft
Flow: 195 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 93% less heating than a typical week.

This week 8Typical 107

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 PM–1:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Horton · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1891–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 7°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+1°MonOct 19
+1°±0°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
+11°+6°ThuOct 22
+12°+6°FriOct 23
+15°+8°SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Kickapoo Site 7 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: 5:53–6:47 PM; Morning 7:25–8:19 AM
Blue hour: 6:47–6:58 PM; Morning 7:15–7:25 AM; first light 7:15 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 75% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:58 AM · rises 5:28 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Kickapoo Site 7. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.