Cimarron River (KS) near Forgan
18 mi- Level
- 2.6 ft
- Flow
- 14 cfs
Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page
Observed 3:35 PM CDT at KLBL
Plains, KS weather
Sunny and 73°23°.
Today: low 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°), high 76°24° (likely 76°24° to 77°25°).
Now 73°23°
Sunny
- Wind
- 9 mph15 km/h
- From the south-southwest. 813–13 mph21 km/h through 3 AM
- Dew point
- 55°13°
- A little sticky
- UV index
- 4Moderate
- Moderate until 4 PM
- Pressure
- 30.18 inHg1022 hPa
- Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.7 hPa in 3 h
Next 2 hours
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
Good hours for
This afternoonNear 74°23° · Cloudy
TonightDown to 55°13° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · rain chance 30% · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 70°21° by 2 PM · Rain 1–6 PM (70%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Rain all night (60%) · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h
Monday morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Rain 6–7 AM (30%) · gusts to 27 mph43 km/h
Monday afternoonUp to 70°21° by 2 PM · Rain 1–3 PM (40%)
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3p | Cloudy | 74°23° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°) | 74°23° | 5% | 12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 50% | 97% | 4 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 75°24° (likely 75°24° to 76°24°) | 75°24° | 5% | 12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h | 48% | 94% | 2 |
| Sat 5p | Cloudy | 74°23° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°) | 74°23° | 5% | 13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 50% | 90% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Cloudy | 73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°) | 73°23° | 5% | 13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 49% | 85% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Mostly cloudy | 69°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°) | 69°21° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 55% | 86% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°) | 64°18° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 65% | 88% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°) | 63°17° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 67% | 87% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°) | 62°17° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 67% | 83% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°) | 60°16° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 69% | 81% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°) | 58°14° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 72% | 78% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Clear | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 57°14° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 72% | 40% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°) | 56°13° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 74% | 75% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°) | 56°13° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 74% | 75% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°) | 55°13° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 80% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°) | 55°13° | 5% | 8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 80% | 83% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°) | 54°12° | 5% | 8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 86% | 85% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°) | 54°12° | 20% | 8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 86% | 93% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°) | 53°12° | 20% | 9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 93% | 93% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°) | 57°14° | 30% | 9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 86% | 86% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°) | 62°17° | 30% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 78% | 95% | 0 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 30% | 13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 75% | 99% | 1 |
| Sun 12p | Drizzle | 66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 30% | 14 mph23 km/h from SSE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 73% | 98% | 1 |
| Sun 1p | Drizzle | 68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 50%, 0.17 in4.3 mm | 14 mph23 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 70% | 99% | 3 |
| Sun 2p | Showers | 70°21° (likely 62°17° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 50%, 0.17 in4.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 66% | 99% | 2 |
| Sun 3p | Showers | 70°21° (likely 61°16° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 60%, 0.17 in4.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 63% | 99% | 1 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 70°21° (likely 62°17° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 60%, 0.17 in4.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 63% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 70°21° (likely 61°16° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 70%, 0.17 in4.3 mm | 14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 61% | 97% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 70°21° (likely 61°16° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 60%, 0.17 in4.3 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 59% | 98% | 1 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 30%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 68% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°) | 63°17° | 30%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 72% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°) | 60°16° | 50%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 81% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Showers | 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°) | 60°16° | 50%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 81% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Showers | 59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°) | 59°15° | 40%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 83% | 92% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Showers | 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°) | 58°14° | 50%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h | 83% | 86% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°) | 57°14° | 20%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h | 86% | 94% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°) | 57°14° | 50%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 83% | 95% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Heavy rain | 56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°) | 56°13° | 60%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 86% | 89% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Rain | 55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°) | 55°13° | 50%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 90% | 94% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°) | 54°12° | 40%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph41 km/h | 93% | 94% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°) | 54°12° | 30%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 93% | 93% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Showers | 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°) | 54°12° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 93% | 94% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°) | 52°11° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 100% | 86% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°) | 55°13° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 93% | 93% | 0 |
| Mon 10a | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 59°15° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph44 km/h | 87% | 83% | 1 |
| Mon 11a | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°) | 63°17° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph43 km/h | 78% | 88% | 2 |
| Mon 12p | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°) | 66°19° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 73% | 93% | 4 |
| Mon 1p | Cloudy | 68°20° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°) | 68°20° | 40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 70% | 93% | 4 |
| Mon 2p | Cloudy | 70°21° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°) | 70°21° | 40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 14 mph23 km/h from SSW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 66% | 95% | 5 |
Days ahead
Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.
Today, Oct 24. Mostly cloudy. High 76°24°, low 53°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree. Best day outdoors this week.
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 75°24°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 64°18°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 55°13°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South wind around 13 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South southeast wind 8 to 13 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 76°24°).
- High, likely
- 76°24°–77°25°
- Low, likely
- 53°12°–59°15°
- Wind
- 18 mph29 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Thunderstorms. High 70°21°, low 52°11°. Storms 0.33 in8.4 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 53°12°30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Showers, 70°21°70% chance · 0.85 in22 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Showers, 63°17°60% chance · 0.67 in17 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Heavy rain, 54°12°60% chance · 0.45 in11 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely between 7am and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. South southeast wind 8 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 2am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South southeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 63°17°–70°21°
- Low, likely
- 52°11°–59°15°
- Wind
- 19 mph30 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Monday, Oct 26. Thunderstorms. High 71°22°, low 50°10°. Storms 0.27 in6.9 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Showers, 52°11°30% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 71°22°40% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 65°18°30% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 59°15°40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. 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
- 67°19°–72°22°
- Low, likely
- 50°10°–57°14°
- Wind
- 19 mph31 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 59°15°30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 74°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 68°20°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 60°15°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 73. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 73°23°–76°24°
- Low, likely
- 51°11°–59°15°
- Wind
- 21 mph33 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Sunny. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 58°15°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 78°26°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Mostly clear, 68°20°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Mostly clear, 59°15°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 74°23°–80°27°
- Low, likely
- 52°11°–59°15°
- Wind
- 21 mph33 km/h, gusts 40 mph65 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 55°13°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 57°14°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly sunny, 77°25°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 70°21°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 62°17°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 74°23°–80°27°
- Low, likely
- 53°12°–61°16°
- Wind
- 21 mph34 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 62°17°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 73°23°30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Partly cloudy, 66°19°30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Fog, 61°16°20% chance · 0.13 in3.3 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 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 69°21°–78°26°
- Low, likely
- 52°11°–62°17°
- Wind
- 21 mph33 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 59°15°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 61°16°20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 74°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Partly cloudy, 65°18°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 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
- 67°19°–76°24°
- Low, likely
- 57°14°–63°17°
- Wind
- 17 mph28 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 56°13°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 64°18°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 55°13°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 46°8°20% 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.
- High, likely
- 63°17°–74°23°
- Low, likely
- 41°5°–58°14°
- Wind
- 21 mph34 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 47°8°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 50°10°20% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 66°19°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 58°14°20% 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
- 60°16°–73°23°
- Low, likely
- 38°3°–57°14°
- Wind
- 21 mph34 km/h, gusts 47 mph76 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 76°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
71% chance of rain, high 70°, low 52°, cooling off.
Monday
42% chance of rain, high 71°, low 50°.
Rest of week
Highs 66–79°; chance of precipitation on Friday.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (DDC) (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
Below flood stage
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:59 AM, sunset 6:53 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 55 min
- Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 19 min less
- Golden hour
- 6:17–7:09 PM
- Morning 7:42–8:34 AM
- Blue hour
- 7:09–7:20 PM
- Morning 7:32–7:42 AM; first light 7:32 AM
Stars tonight? Poor
Clouds most of the night (about 80% cover).
Moon
Waxing gibbous
98% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 6:16 AM · rises 5:51 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 25
- New moon
- Nov 9
