Observed 11:55 PM CDT at KLRY

Prescott, KS weather

Clear and 59°15°, 13°7° warmer than a typical Oct 25, jacket by 6 AM.

Forecasts agree

Now 59°15°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Light through 12 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (59°15° then, 59°15° now)

Good hours for

Low 54°12° today at 6 AM
Above 70°21° today by noon
High 78°26° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM

TonightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Cloudy
This morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · Cloudy
TonightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 11 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
Sun 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	72%	92%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	72%	89%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	81%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	85%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	77%	84%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	72%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	80%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	77%	84%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	72%	87%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	65%	89%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	55%	92%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	49%	92%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	45%	89%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	42%	88%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	39%	91%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	39%	93%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	42%	92%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	92%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	55%	92%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	63%	92%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	67%	93%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	97%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	97%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	92%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	90%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	72%	88%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	90%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	83%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	88%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	95%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	86%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	79%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	56%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	62%	60%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	54%	74%	3
Mon 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	70°21°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	49%	66%	4
Mon 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	43%	63%	4
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	38%	61%	4
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	37%	74%	4
Mon 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	37%	79%	3
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	41%	68%	2
Mon 6p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	46%	69%	1
Mon 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	50%	69%	0
Mon 8p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	56%	62%	0
Mon 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	60%	82%	0
Mon 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	78%	0
Mon 11p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	67%	82%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 53°12°. Typical 66°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 6 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 1 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°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 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 40°4°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 58°14°. Typical 64°18° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 63°17°
  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 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 39°4°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 81°27°, low 59°15°. Typical 64°18° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 39°4°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 78°26°, low 59°15°. Typical 63°17° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°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 slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
74°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
59°15°–65°18°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 38°3°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 74°23°, low 60°16°. Typical 63°17° / 38°3°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 65°19°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–74°23°
Low, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 38°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 58°14°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–65°18°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 38°3°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 62°17° / 37°3°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  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°–81°27°
Low, likely
38°3°–67°19°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 37°3°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 44 mph71 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Nov 3. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 52°11°. Typical 62°17° / 37°3°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  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
63°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 53°, cooling off.
Tuesday
Dry, high 72°, low 55°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 64–81°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

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

Little Osage River at Fulton

3.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.9 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Marais Des Cygnes River near Trading Post

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.4 ft
Flow: 268 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Marmaton River at Fort Scott

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.9 ft
Flow: 7 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Marmaton River near Richards

15 mi

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 9 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 91% less heating than a typical week.

This week 8Typical 93

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–11:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Mound City 1ssw · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2008–2026

Oct 25, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 13°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−1°MonOct 19
−1°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
+6°+3°ThuOct 22
+8°+4°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 50 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 19 min less
Golden hour: 5:51–6:44 PM; Morning 7:20–8:13 AM
Blue hour: 6:44–6:54 PM; Morning 7:10–7:20 AM; first light 7:10 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 83% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

99% lit · growing

Today: sets 7:03 AM · rises 5:55 PM
Full moon: Today, 11:12 PM
New moon: Nov 9

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

Prescott, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Tuesday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Little Osage River at Fulton

Marais Des Cygnes River near Trading Post

Marmaton River at Fort Scott

Marmaton River near Richards

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 25, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon