Observed 9:50 AM CDT at KIXD

Paola, KS weather

Sunny and 63°17°, 14°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 63°17°

Sunny

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the south-southeast. 35–10 mph17 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.3 inHg1026 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

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by noon
High 79°26° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 54°12° tomorrow at 6 AM

This morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 79°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 58°14° by 9 AM · 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 10a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	64%	50%	1
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	54%	40%	2
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	48%	70%	3
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	42%	68%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	39%	61%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	37%	76%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	36%	71%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	39%	52%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	44%	59%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	50%	83%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	61%	87%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	66%	90%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	68%	91%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	88%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	91%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	89%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	84%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	90%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	87%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	88%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	88%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	72%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	83%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	77%	62%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	47%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	61%	58%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	75%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	48%	94%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	92%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	45%	88%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	43%	91%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	92%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	94%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	59%	92%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	97%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	78%	96%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	78%	97%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	98%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	78%	94%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	80%	94%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	87%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	83%	88%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	85%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	88%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	85%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	88%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	81%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	60%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 53°12°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–55°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 54°12°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 75°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 63°17° / 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, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  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 75.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 54°12°. Typical 63°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 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: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
73°23°–81°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–65°18°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 39°4°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 72°22°, low 53°12°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–63°17°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 62°17°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 69°20°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.33 in8.5 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
65°18°–77°25°
Low, likely
57°14°–65°18°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 38°3°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 57°14°. Typical 61°16° / 38°3°. Rain 0.51 in13 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.25 in6.4 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°–74°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–62°17°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 38°3°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 61°16° / 38°3°. Rain 0.59 in15 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  30% 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
59°15°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–67°19°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 38°3°
Wind
29 mph46 km/h, gusts 50 mph80 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 53°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 54°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 64–75°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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

Reservoirs at Hillsdale Lake

5.9 mi

Level: 917 ft

Reading from Sat 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Marais Des Cygnes River at Osawatomie

7.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 13.4 ft
Flow: 1,430 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Pottawatomie Creek at Lane

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.6 ft

Reading from Sat 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Marais Des Cygnes River at La Cygne

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.2 ft
Flow: 353 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 90% less heating than a typical week.

This week 9Typical 92

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–3:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Osawatomie · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1951–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 14°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 51 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 23 min less
Golden hour: 5:52–6:45 PM; Morning 7:21–8:14 AM
Blue hour: 6:45–6:55 PM; Morning 7:10–7:21 AM; first light 7:10 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 85% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:53 AM · rises 5:26 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Paola, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Reservoirs at Hillsdale Lake

Marais Des Cygnes River at Osawatomie

Pottawatomie Creek at Lane

Marais Des Cygnes River at La Cygne

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