Observed 12:45 PM CDT at KGBD

Otis, KS weather

Sunny and 77°25°.

Forecasts agree

Now 77°25°

Sunny

Wind: 18 mph30 km/h; From the south. 914–18 mph30 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Pressure: 30.18 inHg1022 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
Rain tomorrow night 9–11 PM (30%, 0.1 in2.5 mm)
Drizzle tomorrow night from 3 AM (60%, 0.34 in8.6 mm)
Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h Monday from 11 AM

This afternoonNear 77°25° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 2 PM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 59°15° by 5 AM · Rain 9–11 PM (30%)
Monday morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (60%) · 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 1p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	46%	78%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from SSW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	43%	79%	4
Sat 3p	Mostly cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from SSW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	43%	67%	4
Sat 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	45%	90%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	45%	94%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	48%	94%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	57%	88%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	61%	82%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	68%	87%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	70%	93%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	96%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	93%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	94%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	87%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	88%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	93%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	95%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	89%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	89%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	93%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	57°14°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	97%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	99%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	65%	93%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	59%	90%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	55%	94%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	51%	76%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	10%	16 mph26 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	53%	91%	4
Sun 4p	Showers	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	20%	16 mph26 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	53%	94%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 66°19° to 74°23°)	74°23°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	55%	99%	2
Sun 6p	Showers	73°23° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	73°23°	20%	14 mph23 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	57%	100%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	10%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	65%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	10%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	13 mph21 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	69%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	30%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	14 mph23 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	98%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	20%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	14 mph23 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	98%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	5%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	14 mph23 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	75%	92%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	5%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	14 mph23 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	75%	95%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	10%, 0.04 in1 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	78%	95%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	20%, 0.04 in1 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	78%	92%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	50%, 0.04 in1 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	78%	91%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	30%, 0.04 in1 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	81%	93%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	20%, 0.04 in1 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	85%	97%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	82%	91%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	82%	88%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	86%	84%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	85%	88%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph39 km/h	81%	86%	1
Mon 11a	Drizzle	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	16 mph26 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	76%	83%	1
Mon 12p	Drizzle	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	18 mph29 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph43 km/h	71%	92%	1

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 55°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind around 15 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East southeast wind 7 to 12 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 74°23°, low 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. South southeast wind 7 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2am and 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3am and 5am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Thunderstorms. High 70°21°, low 52°11°. Storms 0.23 in5.8 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  60% chance · 0.19 in4.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  60% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 13 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–61°16°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°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 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 41 mph65 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 59°15°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 73°23°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–79°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–65°18°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 70°21°, low 57°14°. Rain 0.33 in8.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  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.
High, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 50°10°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  Dry
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
59°15°–73°23°
Low, likely
41°5°–61°16°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 42 mph68 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Mostly sunny. High 61°16°, low 46°8°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 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, 62°17°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  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.
High, likely
56°13°–74°23°
Low, likely
37°3°–58°14°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 50 mph80 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 55°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 57°, cooling off.
Monday
60% chance of rain, high 70°, low 52°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 61–78°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday.

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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

5.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Smoky Hill River near Pfeifer

14 mi

Level: 1.7 ft
Flow: 10 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Smoky Hill River below Schoenchen

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 5 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Smoky Hill River below Russell

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 51 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 23 min less
Golden hour: 6:09–7:02 PM; Morning 7:37–8:31 AM
Blue hour: 7:02–7:12 PM; Morning 7:27–7:37 AM; first light 7:27 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 90% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:11 AM · rises 5:43 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Otis, KS weather

Next 2 hours

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Walnut Creek (KS) at Albert

Smoky Hill River near Pfeifer

Smoky Hill River below Schoenchen

Smoky Hill River below Russell

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon