Observed 12:20 AM CDT at KGBD

Olmitz, KS weather

Clear and 64°18°, 9°5° warmer than a typical Oct 25.

Forecasts agree

Now 64°18°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the west-southwest. 35–12 mph19 km/h through 12 PM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.28 inHg1025 hPa; Steady over the next 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° cooler than this time yesterday (66°19° then, 61°16° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 74°23° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM
Rain and storms tomorrow 7 AM–7 PM (50%, 0.18 in4.6 mm)
Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h tomorrow 10 AM–1 PM

TonightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
This morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Cloudy
This afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · rain chance 30% · Cloudy
TonightDown to 59°15° by 5 AM · rain chance 40% · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Rain 7 AM–noon (40%) · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 70°21° by 5 PM · Storms all afternoon (50%) · gusts to 25 mph40 km/h
Tomorrow nightDown to 59°15° by 11 PM · Rain 6–7 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
Sun 12a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	65%	90%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	84%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	73%	80%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	75%	81%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	78%	82%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	76%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	82%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	88%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	79%	89%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	93%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	61°16°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	96%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	65°18°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	78%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	60%	96%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	10%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	56%	93%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	20%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	54%	88%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	55%	95%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 74°23°)	74°23°	30%	16 mph26 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	56%	98%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	30%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	58%	100%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	40%	14 mph23 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	62%	99%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	69°21°	40%	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	68%	98%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	40%	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	77%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	30%	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	79%	98%	0
Sun 10p	Showers	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	30%	14 mph23 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	78%	96%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	30%	14 mph23 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	76%	99%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	30%	14 mph23 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	76%	98%	0
Mon 1a	Showers	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	40%	14 mph23 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	76%	96%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	30%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	77%	98%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	30%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	78%	92%	0
Mon 4a	Showers	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	30%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	79%	87%	0
Mon 5a	Showers	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	40%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	82%	89%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	40%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	82%	90%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	82%	89%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	83%	84%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	16 mph26 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	84%	79%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	16 mph26 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	78%	82%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	18 mph29 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	72%	86%	1
Mon 12p	Drizzle	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	69%	91%	3
Mon 1p	Thunderstorms	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	66%	92%	2
Mon 2p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	62%	93%	1
Mon 3p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	62%	88%	4
Mon 4p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	69°21°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	18 mph29 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	63%	93%	2
Mon 5p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	17 mph27 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	61%	96%	1
Mon 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	17 mph27 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	64%	99%	1
Mon 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	40%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	70%	100%	0
Mon 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	40%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	76%	100%	0
Mon 9p	Drizzle	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	40%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	81%	100%	0
Mon 10p	Showers	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	40%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	84%	100%	0
Mon 11p	Showers	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	59°15°	40%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	86%	98%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 25. Rain. High 74°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 65°18° / 38°3°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 66°19°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 59°15°
  40% chance
Official NWS forecast
Today: A slight chance of rain showers between 2pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. East southeast wind 5 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. North northeast wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 26. Thunderstorms. High 70°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 65°18° / 38°3°. Storms 0.22 in5.6 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Thunderstorms, 70°21°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  20% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 38°3°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 56°13°. Typical 64°18° / 37°3°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
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 chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 37°3°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 64°18° / 37°3°. 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, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 37°3°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 60°16°. Typical 64°18° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 36°2°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 74°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 63°17° / 36°2°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–66°19°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 36°2°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 71°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 63°17° / 36°2°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 36°2°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 53°12°. Typical 62°17° / 35°2°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 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°–75°24°
Low, likely
41°5°–60°16°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 35°2°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 62°17° / 35°2°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  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°–73°23°
Low, likely
37°3°–59°15°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 35°2°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Nov 3. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 47°8°. Typical 61°16° / 34°1°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
60°16°–61°16°
Low, likely
47°8°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 34°1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
33% chance of rain, high 74°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
45% chance of rain, high 70°, low 53°, cooling off.
Tuesday
Dry, high 72°, low 56°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 60–77°.

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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

Walnut Creek (KS) at Albert

5.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Arkansas River at Great Bend

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.6 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Smoky Hill River near Pfeifer

18 mi

Level: 1.6 ft
Flow: 9 cfs

Reading from Sun 12 AM · NWS gauge page

Smoky Hill River below Russell

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft

Reading from Sat 11:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 94% less heating than a typical week.

This week 6Typical 102

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 AM–2:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

GREAT BEND 3WNW · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1948–2026

Oct 25, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 8°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−2°−1°MonOct 19
+5°+3°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
+12°+7°ThuOct 22
+11°+6°FriOct 23
+15°+8°SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 49 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 20 min less
Golden hour: 6:07–7:00 PM; Morning 7:38–8:31 AM
Blue hour: 7:00–7:11 PM; Morning 7:27–7:38 AM; first light 7:27 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

99% lit · growing

Today: sets 7:21 AM · rises 6:12 PM
Full moon: Today, 11:12 PM
New moon: Nov 9

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

Olmitz, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Tuesday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Walnut Creek (KS) at Albert

Arkansas River at Great Bend

Smoky Hill River near Pfeifer

Smoky Hill River below Russell

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 25, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon