Observed 3:10 PM CDT at KCNK

Mahaska, KS weather

Sunny and 82°28°, 15°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 82°28°

Sunny

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the south-southwest. 35–10 mph17 km/h through 3 AM
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

4°2° cooler than this time yesterday (78°26° then, 75°24° now)

Good hours for

Low 50°10° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 7 PM
Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h Monday from 2 PM

This afternoonNear 77°25° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 51°11° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · rain chance 20% · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 70°21° by 2 PM · Mostly cloudy · rain chance 40% · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h

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	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	38%	57%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	39%	77%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	43%	78%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 77°25°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	49%	78%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	55%	78%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	60%	77%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	67%	78%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	69%	77%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	72%	79%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	78%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	76%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	83%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	79%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	77%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	72%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	73%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	76%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	78%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	75%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	77%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	79%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	45%	76%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	43%	67%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	43%	80%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	46%	77%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	51%	91%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	59%	97%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	61%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	63%	98%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	96%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	70%	92%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	91%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	89%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	72%	80%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	75%	99%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	75%	94%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	92%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	90%	88%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	93%	92%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	84%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	77%	83%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	20%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	72%	74%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	20%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	65%	74%	2
Mon 12p	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	66°19°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	61%	73%	3
Mon 1p	Showers	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)	68°20°	40%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	57%	84%	3
Mon 2p	Showers	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	40%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	53%	78%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 50°10°. Typical 63°17° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South wind around 8 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–79°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–61°16°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 37°3°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 63°17° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 3 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 71°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 62°17° / 36°2°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 56°13°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 70°21°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 36°2°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 55°13°. Typical 62°17° / 35°2°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
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. South wind 2 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 35°2°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 61°16° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind around 9 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 6 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 74°23°).
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 35°2°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 59°15°. Typical 61°16° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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 77. South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 35°2°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 74°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 60°16° / 34°1°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 74°23°
  30% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–81°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–66°19°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 34°1°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 60°16° / 34°1°. Rain 0.38 in9.7 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.21 in5.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  20% 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
62°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 34°1°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 50°10°. Typical 59°15° / 33°1°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 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
57°14°–70°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–60°16°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 33°1°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 51 mph82 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 61°16°, low 47°8°. Typical 59°15° / 33°1°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°16°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
54°12°–73°23°
Low, likely
36°2°–61°16°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 33°1°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 51 mph81 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 55°.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 51°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 61–77°; 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

Rose Creek near Fairbury

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.0 ft

Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Little Blue River near Fairbury

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.5 ft
Flow: 242 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Big Sandy Creek near Alexandria

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Little Blue River at Hebron

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 76 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 91% less heating than a typical week.

This week 10Typical 115

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 4:00 PM–9:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Fairbury 7s · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1895–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−5°−3°SunOct 18
+2°+1°MonOct 19
+6°+3°TueOct 20
+9°+5°WedOct 21
+14°+8°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 47 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 27 min less
Golden hour: 5:59–6:53 PM; Morning 7:32–8:27 AM
Blue hour: 6:53–7:04 PM; Morning 7:22–7:32 AM; first light 7:22 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 78% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:05 AM · rises 5:35 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Mahaska, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Rose Creek near Fairbury

Little Blue River near Fairbury

Big Sandy Creek near Alexandria

Little Blue River at Hebron

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