Observed 5:35 PM CDT at KEWK

Potwin, KS weather

Sunny and 75°24°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 75°24°

Sunny

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the south-southeast. 35–10 mph16 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 71Moderate; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.21 inHg1023 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (78°26° then, 78°26° now)

Good hours for

Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 57°14° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon

TonightDown to 58°14° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 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 5p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	35%	39%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	39%	49%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	48%	61%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	55%	62%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	61%	90%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	65%	87%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	68%	83%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	71%	87%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	70%	84%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	71%	88%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	93%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	93%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	91%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	78%	91%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	78%	92%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	78%	91%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	76%	91%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	93%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	59%	91%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	52%	92%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	47%	86%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	46%	87%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	45%	80%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	44%	86%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	45%	90%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	48%	88%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	53%	97%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	62%	96%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	67%	95%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	70%	95%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	72%	95%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	74%	95%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	74%	96%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	74%	89%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	74%	89%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	84%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	79%	83%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	80%	69%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	81%	34%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	45%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	30%	0
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	68%	34%	1
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	60%	50%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	70°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	52%	69%	3
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	46%	72%	4
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 77°25°)	74°23°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	43%	74%	4
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 77°25°)	75°24°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	42%	73%	3
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	43%	76%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 57°14°. Typical 68°20° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South southeast wind around 12 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind 3 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 42°6°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 57°14°. Typical 67°19° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 3 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind around 7 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° / 41°5°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 67°19° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. 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. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–57°14°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 41°5°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 72°22°, low 58°14°. Typical 67°19° / 41°5°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 63°17°
  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 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 41°5°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 60°16°. Typical 66°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–79°26°
Low, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 40°4°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 61°16°. Typical 66°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 40°4°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 76°24°, low 59°15°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 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 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–81°27°
Low, likely
59°15°–65°18°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 40°4°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 61°16°. Typical 65°18° / 39°4°. Rain 0.38 in9.7 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
60°16°–62°17°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 39°4°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 55°13°. Typical 64°18° / 39°4°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  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
62°17°–74°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–64°18°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 39°4°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 47 mph76 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 66°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 64°18° / 38°3°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  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
56°13°–79°26°
Low, likely
39°4°–61°16°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 38°3°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 49 mph79 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 80°, low 57°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 57°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 57°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 66–80°; chance of precipitation on 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

Whitewater River (KS) near Towanda

9.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.7 ft
Flow: 15 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

West Branch Walnut River at El Dorado

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.6 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Walnut River at El Dorado Lake

12 mi

Level: 1338 ft
Flow: 150,000 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Walnut River near El Dorado

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 22 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 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 6Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 6:00 PM–2:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

EL DORADO · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

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).

−8°−5°SunOct 18
−2°−1°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
+10°+5°WedOct 21
+10°+6°ThuOct 22
+12°+6°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 53 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 21 min less
Golden hour: 6:02–6:54 PM; Morning 7:29–8:21 AM
Blue hour: 6:54–7:05 PM; Morning 7:18–7:29 AM; first light 7:18 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:02 AM · rises 5:36 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Potwin, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Whitewater River (KS) near Towanda

West Branch Walnut River at El Dorado

Walnut River at El Dorado Lake

Walnut River near El Dorado

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