Observed 2:55 PM CDT at KTOP

Nortonville, 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. 58–10 mph17 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.19 inHg1022 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (80°27° then, 79°26° now)

Good hours for

Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM
Low 54°12° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonNear 78°26° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 75°24° by 2 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 3p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	35%	64%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	36%	52%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	39%	77%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	44%	79%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	51%	81%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	54%	82%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	58%	89%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	62%	92%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	62%	95%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	98%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	93%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	69%	83%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	91%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	66%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	46%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	39%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	39%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	82%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	77%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	86%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	57%	58%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	48%	69%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	43%	63%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	42%	48%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	39%	70%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	39%	87%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	43%	91%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	87%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	57%	88%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	61%	87%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	63%	94%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	95%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	92%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	70%	89%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	93%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	96%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	98%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	92%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	96%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	98%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	89%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	48%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	75%	51%	0
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	70%	49%	1
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	63%	61%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	53%	66%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	46%	54%	4
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	41%	52%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 66°19° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 41°5°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 56°13°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
56°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 72°22°, low 56°13°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°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 72. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 40°4°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 78°26°, low 58°14°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 62°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  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 sunny, with a high near 78. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Drizzle. High 79°26°, low 60°16°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–66°19°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 77°25°, low 58°14°. Typical 63°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 76°24°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  40% chance
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 77. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–81°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–67°19°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 39°4°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 67°19°, low 60°16°. Typical 63°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.47 in12 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.12 in2.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.33 in8.4 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
63°17°–73°23°
Low, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 39°4°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 51°11°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.7 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
60°16°–72°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–62°17°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 38°3°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Mostly sunny. High 60°16°, low 49°9°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  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°–74°23°
Low, likely
37°3°–66°19°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 38°3°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 49 mph79 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 54°.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 56°.
Rest of week
Highs 60–79°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

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

Stranger Creek at Easton

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 29 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Delaware River (KS) near Muscotah

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 59 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Missouri River at Atchison

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.9 ft
Flow: 39,600 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Delaware River (KS) at Perry Lake

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 894 ft

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 92% less heating than a typical week.

This week 7Typical 87

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 4:00 PM–1:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Valley Falls · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1948–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 49 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 26 min less
Golden hour: 5:52–6:46 PM; Morning 7:23–8:18 AM
Blue hour: 6:46–6:57 PM; Morning 7:13–7:23 AM; first light 7:13 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 77% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:56 AM · rises 5:27 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Nortonville, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Stranger Creek at Easton

Delaware River (KS) near Muscotah

Missouri River at Atchison

Delaware River (KS) at Perry Lake

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