Observed 6:15 PM CDT at KWLD

Oxford, KS weather

Sunny and 73°23°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 73°23°

Sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the south-southeast. 35–9 mph14 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.22 inHg1023 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 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 (75°24° then, 76°24° now)

Good hours for

Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 57°14° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 79°26° tomorrow at 4 PM

TonightDown to 58°14° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 4 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 76°24° by 2 PM · Mostly 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 6p	Mostly cloudy	78°26° (likely 71°22° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	37%	47%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	45%	88%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	53%	88%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	58%	89%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	62%	84%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	65%	82%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	68%	83%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	69%	86%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	90%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	73%	90%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	92%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	92%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	92%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	92%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	90%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	89%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	93%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	56%	93%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	51%	92%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	46%	89%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	45%	89%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	44%	89%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	43%	94%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	44%	92%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	46%	97%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	51%	93%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	60%	94%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	64%	87%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	68%	89%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	70%	92%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	71%	92%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	72%	87%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	74%	89%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	75%	80%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	76%	72%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	69%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	78%	72%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	79%	61%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	53%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	71%	34%	0
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	63%	54%	1
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	55%	74%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	48%	71%	4
Mon 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	44%	66%	4
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	41%	71%	5
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	40%	70%	4
Mon 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	40%	77%	3
Mon 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	40%	83%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 57°14°. Typical 68°20° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind 3 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 43°6°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 3 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–57°14°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 5 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 74°23°, low 58°14°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  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 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 60°16°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
59°15°–65°18°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 61°16°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 76°24°, low 59°15°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.08 in1.9 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 76. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–81°27°
Low, likely
59°15°–66°19°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 74°23°, low 61°16°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.35 in8.9 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 65°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
61°16°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 58°14°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  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
68°20°–80°27°
Low, likely
47°8°–64°18°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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°–80°27°
Low, likely
38°3°–64°18°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 80°, low 57°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 56°.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 57°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 71–81°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday.

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

Arkansas River at Oxford

0.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.5 ft
Flow: 441 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Walnut River at Winfield

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.8 ft
Flow: 76 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Slate Creek (KS) at Wellington

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.3 ft
Flow: 16 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Arkansas River near Mulvane

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.5 ft
Flow: 178 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

This week 7Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 7:00 PM–3:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Wellington · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1894–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 12°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−9°−5°SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
+3°+1°TueOct 20
+8°+4°WedOct 21
+11°+6°ThuOct 22
+12°+6°FriOct 23
+12°+6°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 55 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 19 min less
Golden hour: 6:03–6:56 PM; Morning 7:29–8:21 AM
Blue hour: 6:56–7:06 PM; Morning 7:18–7:29 AM; first light 7:18 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 88% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:02 AM · rises 5:37 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Oxford, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Arkansas River at Oxford

Walnut River at Winfield

Slate Creek (KS) at Wellington

Arkansas River near Mulvane

For your home

Cooling 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