Observed 7:20 PM CDT at KHYS

Ness City, KS weather

Mostly cloudy and 61°16°.

Forecasts agree

Now 61°16°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 10 mph16 km/hgusts 20 mph32 km/h; From the north-northeast. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 7 AM
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 51Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

14°8° cooler than this time yesterday (75°24° then, 61°16° now)

Good hours for

Dry until tomorrow 1 PM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
Rain tomorrow 1 PM–Monday 1 PM (60%, 2.4 in61 mm)
High 72°22° tomorrow at 3 PM
Gusts to 25 mph40 km/h Monday 10–11 AM

TonightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 3 PM · Rain 1–6 PM (50%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Rain all night (60%)
Monday morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (50%) · gusts to 25 mph40 km/h
Monday afternoonUp to 70°21° by 3 PM · Rain noon–1 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 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	73%	100%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	78%	97%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	78%	99%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	78%	94%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	80%	87%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	80%	83%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	80%	71%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	62%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	64%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	66%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	77%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	86%	85%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	53°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	89%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	52°11°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	89%	93%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	56°13°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	98%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°)	60°16°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	98%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 53°12° to 65°18°)	65°18°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	65%	97%	1
Sun 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 57°14° to 68°20°)	68°20°	20%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	61%	96%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 61°16° to 70°21°)	70°21°	30%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	61%	98%	4
Sun 2p	Drizzle	71°22° (likely 62°17° to 71°22°)	71°22°	20%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	59%	95%	2
Sun 3p	Showers	72°22° (likely 63°17° to 72°22°)	72°22°	30%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	59%	99%	2
Sun 4p	Drizzle	72°22° (likely 62°17° to 72°22°)	72°22°	40%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	61%	99%	3
Sun 5p	Rain	72°22° (likely 62°17° to 72°22°)	72°22°	50%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	61%	99%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 61°16° to 71°22°)	71°22°	60%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	64%	99%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	40%, 0.22 in5.6 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	70%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	40%, 0.22 in5.6 mm	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	97%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	60%, 0.22 in5.6 mm	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	87%	95%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	50%, 0.22 in5.6 mm	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	84%	99%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	50%, 0.22 in5.6 mm	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	87%	98%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	40%, 0.22 in5.6 mm	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	87%	97%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	87%	99%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	87%	97%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	40%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	90%	90%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	90%	86%	0
Mon 5a	Drizzle	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	93%	92%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	93%	92%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	93%	96%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	96%	93%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	93%	88%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	87%	88%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	16 mph26 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph39 km/h	81%	93%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	16 mph26 km/h from SSW, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	75%	89%	4
Mon 1p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	67°19°	40%	16 mph26 km/h from SSW, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	68%	89%	4
Mon 2p	Showers	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	68°20°	40%	15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	65%	82%	4
Mon 3p	Showers	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	70°21°	40%	14 mph23 km/h from SSW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	61%	88%	3
Mon 4p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	70°21°	40%	13 mph21 km/h from SSW, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	61%	94%	1
Mon 5p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	69°21°	40%	12 mph19 km/h from SSW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	63%	98%	1
Mon 6p	Drizzle	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	40%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	65%	99%	1

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Drizzle. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Thunderstorms. High 72°22°, low 54°12°. Storms 0.33 in8.4 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 72°22°
  50% chance · 0.55 in14 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  60% chance · 1.2 in31 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  50% chance · 0.52 in13 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers between noon and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. East southeast wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Thunderstorms. High 70°21°, low 48°9°. Storms 0.25 in6.4 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 70°21°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 12 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–58°14°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 71°22°, low 53°12°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 73°23°, low 54°12°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–79°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–66°19°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 59°15°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  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
65°18°–78°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 53°12°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 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°–75°24°
Low, likely
42°6°–58°14°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 66°19°, low 51°11°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.1 in2.5 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°–70°21°
Low, likely
39°4°–59°15°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
46% chance of rain, high 76°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
46% chance of rain, high 72°, low 54°, cooling off.
Monday
45% chance of rain, high 70°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 66–77°.

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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

Pawnee River near Burdett

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 51 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 22 min less
Golden hour: 6:12–7:05 PM; Morning 7:41–8:34 AM
Blue hour: 7:05–7:16 PM; Morning 7:30–7:41 AM; first light 7:30 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:14 AM · rises 5:47 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

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