Smoky Hill River near Oakley
23 mi- Level
- 4.6 ft
- Flow
- 4 cfs
Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 5:35 PM CDT at KGLD
Overcast and 43°6°, rain tomorrow ~9–3 AM (87%).
Today: low 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°), high 65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°).
Now 43°6°
Cloudy · Feels like 35°2°
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 5p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°) | 43°6° | 20%, 0.17 in4.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 83% | 100% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Mostly cloudy | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°) | 42°6° | 10%, 0.17 in4.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 23 mph38 km/h | 77% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°) | 36°2° | 10%, 0.04 in1 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 23 mph38 km/h | 89% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 38°3° | 10%, 0.04 in1 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 93% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Showers | 48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 43°6° | 20%, 0.04 in1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 93% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Drizzle | 47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°) | 42°6° | 20%, 0.04 in1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h | 96% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°) | 43°6° | 10%, 0.04 in1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 96% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Drizzle | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°) | 42°6° | 10%, 0.04 in1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 96% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Drizzle | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°) | 42°6° | 5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 96% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°) | 43°6° | 5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 96% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°) | 42°6° | 5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 100% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°) | 42°6° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 96% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°) | 42°6° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 100% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°) | 43°6° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h | 100% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 42°6° | 30%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 100% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 44°7° | 40%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 100% | 96% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 50%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 100% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Showers | 49°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 60%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 96% | 95% | 0 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 60%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 93% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 50%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 93% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 1p | Drizzle | 54°12° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°) | 54°12° | 70%, 0.39 in9.9 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 93% | 97% | 1 |
| Sun 2p | Drizzle | 56°13° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°) | 56°13° | 70%, 0.39 in9.9 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 90% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°) | 57°14° | 80%, 0.39 in9.9 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 90% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°) | 57°14° | 80%, 0.39 in9.9 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 93% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°) | 57°14° | 60%, 0.39 in9.9 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 93% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 70%, 0.39 in9.9 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 87% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 60%, 0.24 in6.1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 93% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°) | 57°14° | 70%, 0.24 in6.1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 96% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°) | 56°13° | 80%, 0.24 in6.1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 96% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°) | 55°13° | 80%, 0.24 in6.1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 100% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Fog | 55°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°) | 55°13° | 80%, 0.24 in6.1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 100% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Drizzle | 54°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°) | 54°12° | 70%, 0.24 in6.1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 100% | 96% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Showers | 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°) | 54°12° | 90%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 100% | 95% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Showers | 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°) | 54°12° | 80%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 100% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Showers | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°) | 53°12° | 50%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 100% | 93% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Drizzle | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°) | 53°12° | 30%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 100% | 94% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°) | 52°11° | 20%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph43 km/h | 100% | 96% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°) | 51°11° | 20%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 100% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Showers | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°) | 51°11° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 100% | 72% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Showers | 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°) | 44°7° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h | 100% | 92% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°) | 51°11° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 100% | 73% | 0 |
| Mon 10a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°) | 54°12° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph36 km/h | 100% | 74% | 1 |
| Mon 11a | Mostly sunny | 56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°) | 56°13° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 96% | 49% | 2 |
| Mon 12p | Partly sunny | 59°15° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°) | 59°15° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 87% | 65% | 2 |
| Mon 1p | Partly sunny | 62°17° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°) | 62°17° | 10% | 15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 75% | 74% | 2 |
| Mon 2p | Partly sunny | 63°17° (likely 57°14° to 69°21°) | 63°17° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 70% | 50% | 4 |
| Mon 3p | Partly sunny | 64°18° (likely 57°14° to 71°22°) | 64°18° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 63% | 31% | 4 |
| Mon 4p | Partly sunny | 64°18° (likely 57°14° to 71°22°) | 64°18° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 60% | 18% | 4 |
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. High near 65, with temperatures falling to around 49 in the afternoon. North wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers between 9pm and 11pm, then patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
60% chance · 0.51 in13 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
80% chance · 2.1 in52 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
80% chance · 1.6 in40 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
90% chance · 0.74 in19 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then rain showers likely and patchy fog between 7am and 1pm, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy. High near 59, with temperatures falling to around 57 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 9pm, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 48. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% 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.
Dry, high 65°, low 44°.
81% chance of rain, high 59°, low 48°, cooling off.
Dry, high 65°, low 39°, warming up.
Mostly dry, highs 58–71°.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (GLD) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 79% less heating than a typical week.
Heating degree days, base 65°F
47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.
Dry air outside (dew point 39°F).
Mon, 1:00 PM–4:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).
Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.
On average 9°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Monument weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 8:03 AM, sunset 6:52 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 99% cover).
Waxing gibbous
98% lit · growing