Observed 11:15 PM CDT at KHYS

La Crosse, KS weather

Mostly clear and 54°12°, rain tomorrow ~4–7 PM (50%).

Forecasts agree

Now 54°12°

Mostly clear

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the north. 35–9 mph15 km/h through 11 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

15°8° cooler than this time yesterday (68°20° then, 53°12° now)

Good hours for

Dry until 3 PM tomorrow
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
Rain tomorrow 3–9 PM (50%, 0.28 in7.1 mm)
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 7 PM
Rain tomorrow night midnight–Monday night 7 PM (60%, 0.58 in15 mm)

TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 2 PM · Rain 3–6 PM (50%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · Rain 6–9 PM (50%)
Monday morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (60%) · gusts to 28 mph45 km/h
Monday afternoonUp to 70°21° by 3 PM · Rain all afternoon (60%)
Monday nightDown to 58°14° by 10 PM · Rain 6–7 PM (40%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	72%	97%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	72%	91%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	75%	78%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	76%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	81%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	80%	83%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	83%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	77%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	78%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	85%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	91%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 51°11° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	70%	96%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 55°13° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	65%	96%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 59°15° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	59%	97%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 63°17° to 73°23°)	73°23°	5%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	55%	96%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 66°19° to 74°23°)	74°23°	10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	53%	95%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	55%	92%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	55%	97%	3
Sun 5p	Drizzle	74°23° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	74°23°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	57%	98%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	73°23°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	59%	99%	0
Sun 7p	Heavy rain	69°21° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	50%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	68%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Drizzle	67°19° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°)	67°19°	30%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	73%	95%	0
Sun 9p	Heavy rain	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	20%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	78%	96%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	63°17°	10%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	81%	98%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	63°17°	10%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	81%	95%	0
Mon 12a	Rain	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	62°17°	30%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	81%	94%	0
Mon 1a	Drizzle	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	62°17°	30%, 0.04 in1 mm	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	91%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	30%, 0.04 in1 mm	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	81%	93%	0
Mon 3a	Showers	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	30%, 0.04 in1 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	81%	90%	0
Mon 4a	Showers	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	50%, 0.04 in1 mm	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	83%	89%	0
Mon 5a	Showers	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	50%, 0.04 in1 mm	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	87%	91%	0
Mon 6a	Showers	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	87%	92%	0
Mon 7a	Rain	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	87%	91%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	93%	85%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	16 mph26 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	90%	92%	0
Mon 10a	Showers	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	20%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	17 mph27 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	84%	93%	0
Mon 11a	Showers	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	17 mph27 km/h from S, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	78%	90%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	18 mph29 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	70%	95%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	68%	74%	4
Mon 2p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	18 mph29 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	63%	92%	4
Mon 3p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	17 mph27 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	63%	92%	2
Mon 4p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	16 mph26 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	63%	99%	2
Mon 5p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	66%	91%	2
Mon 6p	Rain	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	70%	85%	1
Mon 7p	Showers	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	30%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	75%	92%	0
Mon 8p	Showers	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	30%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	78%	98%	0
Mon 9p	Showers	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	87%	99%	0
Mon 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	58°14°	30%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	90%	98%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 55°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–78°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Thunderstorms. High 74°23°, low 56°13°. Storms 0.4 in10 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Heavy rain, 67°19°
  50% chance · 0.52 in13 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 58°14°
  50% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. East southeast wind 3 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Thunderstorms. High 70°21°, low 51°11°. Storms 0.24 in6.1 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 56°13°
  60% chance · 0.19 in4.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  60% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 7am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 14 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind 7 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 70°21°, low 55°13°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 65°19°
  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 showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 55°13°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 59°15°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
73°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 73°23°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  20% 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 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–66°19°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 58°14°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  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 70.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–75°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 40 mph65 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 53°12°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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°–76°24°
Low, likely
41°5°–60°16°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 66°19°, low 51°11°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.2 in5 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
60°16°–71°22°
Low, likely
37°3°–58°14°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 55°.
Tomorrow
49% chance of rain, high 74°, low 56°, cooling off.
Monday
60% chance of rain, high 70°, low 51°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 66–78°.

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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

Walnut Creek (KS) at Nekoma

7.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.6 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Smoky Hill River below Schoenchen

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 5 cfs

Reading from Sat 10 PM · NWS gauge page

Smoky Hill River above Schoenchen

13 mi

Level: 3.0 ft

Reading from Sat 10:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Smoky Hill River near Pfeifer

15 mi

Level: 1.6 ft
Flow: 9 cfs

Reading from Sat 11 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 51 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 23 min less
Golden hour: 6:10–7:03 PM; Morning 7:38–8:32 AM
Blue hour: 7:03–7:13 PM; Morning 7:28–7:38 AM; first light 7:28 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 83% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

99% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:12 AM · rises 5:44 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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