Arkansas River at Garden City
12 mi- Level
- 5.2 ft
Reading from Sat 10:30 PM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 11:15 PM CDT at KGCK
Mostly cloudy and 48°9°, 8°4° warmer than usual, rain tomorrow ~12–10 PM (87%).
Today: low 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°), high 74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°).
Now 48°9°
Mostly cloudy · Feels like 43°6°
None rain starting around 6:15 AM.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 5% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 86% | 92% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 86% | 94% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 83% | 77% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 86% | 95% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 83% | 78% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 86% | 85% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 5% | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 86% | 89% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 10% | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 89% | 94% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 5%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 89% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°) | 52°11° | 10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 93% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 47°8° to 57°14°) | 54°12° | 10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 96% | 93% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 87% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 52°11° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 81% | 97% | 1 |
| Sun 12p | Showers | 63°17° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 84% | 99% | 2 |
| Sun 1p | Rain | 64°18° (likely 52°11° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 80%, 0.29 in7.4 mm | 14 mph23 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 81% | 100% | 2 |
| Sun 2p | Rain | 67°19° (likely 53°12° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 90%, 0.29 in7.4 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 75% | 100% | 2 |
| Sun 3p | Drizzle | 67°19° (likely 54°12° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 80%, 0.29 in7.4 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 75% | 98% | 1 |
| Sun 4p | Drizzle | 67°19° (likely 56°13° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 80%, 0.29 in7.4 mm | 14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 75% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 5p | Drizzle | 68°20° (likely 55°13° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 90%, 0.29 in7.4 mm | 14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 70% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 6p | Rain | 68°20° (likely 55°13° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 70%, 0.29 in7.4 mm | 14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 68% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Rain | 64°18° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 60%, 0.2 in5.1 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 78% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 60%, 0.2 in5.1 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 84% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Rain | 58°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°) | 58°14° | 60%, 0.2 in5.1 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 90% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Showers | 58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°) | 58°14° | 40%, 0.2 in5.1 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 90% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Showers | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°) | 57°14° | 40%, 0.2 in5.1 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 93% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Showers | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°) | 57°14° | 40%, 0.2 in5.1 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 90% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Showers | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°) | 57°14° | 70%, 0.08 in2 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 90% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Showers | 56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°) | 56°13° | 60%, 0.08 in2 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 93% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°) | 55°13° | 70%, 0.08 in2 mm | 14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 96% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°) | 55°13° | 60%, 0.08 in2 mm | 14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 96% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°) | 54°12° | 50%, 0.08 in2 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 96% | 97% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Drizzle | 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°) | 54°12° | 20%, 0.08 in2 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 96% | 95% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°) | 53°12° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph41 km/h | 100% | 90% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°) | 52°11° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 16 mph26 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph36 km/h | 100% | 90% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°) | 55°13° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 16 mph26 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h | 96% | 91% | 0 |
| Mon 10a | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°) | 58°14° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 17 mph27 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 93% | 81% | 1 |
| Mon 11a | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°) | 61°16° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 23 mph36 km/h | 87% | 89% | 3 |
| Mon 12p | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°) | 64°18° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 16 mph26 km/h from SSW, gusts 23 mph38 km/h | 78% | 89% | 4 |
| Mon 1p | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°) | 66°19° | 30% | 16 mph26 km/h from SSW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 73% | 92% | 5 |
| Mon 2p | Cloudy | 68°20° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°) | 68°20° | 30% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 68% | 80% | 5 |
| Mon 3p | Showers | 70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 30% | 14 mph23 km/h from SSW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 61% | 84% | 4 |
| Mon 4p | Showers | 71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 30% | 12 mph19 km/h from SSW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 59% | 88% | 2 |
| Mon 5p | Cloudy | 70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 30% | 9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 61% | 85% | 1 |
| Mon 6p | Cloudy | 67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 30% | 7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 65% | 91% | 1 |
| Mon 7p | Cloudy | 65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 70% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 8p | Drizzle | 61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°) | 61°16° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 81% | 96% | 0 |
| Mon 9p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°) | 58°14° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 87% | 93% | 0 |
| Mon 10p | Showers | 55°13° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°) | 55°13° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 96% | 85% | 0 |
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. East northeast wind around 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
90% chance · 1.5 in37 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
70% chance · 1.3 in33 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
70% chance · 0.6 in15 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers between 10am and 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 68. East southeast wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 52. South southeast wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 9 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind around 7 mph. 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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
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 53. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.19 in4.9 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.
Dry, high 74°, low 52°.
87% chance of rain, high 68°, low 52°, cooling off.
30% chance of rain, high 71°, low 49°, warming up.
Mostly dry, highs 65–77°.
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No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Reading from Sat 10:30 PM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 89% less heating than a typical week.
Heating degree days, base 65°F
Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).
No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.
Today’s expected high is 8°4° warmer than typical.
On average 11°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Pierceville weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 8:00 AM, sunset 6:53 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 89% cover).
Waxing gibbous
99% lit · growing