Observed 4:35 PM CDT at KIDP

Lafontaine, KS weather

Sunny and 81°27°, 13°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 81°27°

Sunny

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the south-southeast. 35–10 mph17 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.21 inHg1023 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−1.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 55°13° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon
High 77°25° tomorrow at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 56°13° by 4 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Partly 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 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	75°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	41%	82%	2
Sat 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 77°25°)	73°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	46%	82%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	53%	92%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	62%	82%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	86%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	85%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	72%	87%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	83%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	76%	83%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	78%	87%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	79%	89%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	89%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	81%	89%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	82%	88%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	89%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	82%	89%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	79%	87%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	68%	88%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	58%	87%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	90%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	43%	91%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	41%	92%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	40%	95%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	39%	95%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	40%	94%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	44%	93%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	54%	94%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	66%	97%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	71%	97%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	98%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	76%	98%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	76%	97%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	78%	94%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	78%	96%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	97%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	99%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	79%	91%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	81%	50%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	82%	32%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	82%	18%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	37%	0
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	67%	57%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	56%	71%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	46%	30%	4
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	40%	52%	5
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	35%	62%	4
Mon 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	33%	72%	4
Mon 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	33%	84%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 54°12°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind around 8 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 68°20° / 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: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 43°6°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 68°20° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 3 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 43°6°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 73°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 67°19° / 42°6°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°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 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 42°6°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 60°16°. Typical 67°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 42°6°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 60°16°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 76°24°, low 60°16°. Typical 66°19° / 41°5°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 74°24°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
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 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–81°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–65°18°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 41°5°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 70°21°, low 60°16°. Typical 66°19° / 41°5°. Rain 0.55 in14 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.28 in7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
59°15°–61°16°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 41°5°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 58°14°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–66°19°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 40°4°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 46 mph75 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 66°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°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
58°14°–78°26°
Low, likely
40°4°–67°19°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 40°4°
Wind
25 mph41 km/h, gusts 46 mph74 km/h
UV peak
4

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 81°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 54°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 56°.
Rest of week
Highs 66–80°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

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

Fall River (KS) at Fredonia

7.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 26 cfs

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Elk River (KS) above Elk City Lake

9.2 mi

Level: 795 ft
Flow: 46,800 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

ELK RIVER BELOW ELK CITY LAKE

9.8 mi

Level: 4.9 ft

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Elk River near Elk City

10 mi

Level: 12.6 ft

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 89% less heating than a typical week.

This week 8Typical 72

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 6:00 PM–12:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Independence · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 13°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−10°−6°SunOct 18
−6°−4°MonOct 19
+1°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+6°+3°ThuOct 22
+1°±0°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 54 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 19 min less
Golden hour: 5:58–6:50 PM; Morning 7:23–8:16 AM
Blue hour: 6:50–7:00 PM; Morning 7:13–7:23 AM; first light 7:13 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 87% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:57 AM · rises 5:31 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Lafontaine. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,100 ft, 22 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Lafontaine, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Fall River (KS) at Fredonia

Elk River (KS) above Elk City Lake

ELK RIVER BELOW ELK CITY LAKE

Elk River near Elk City

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