Observed 6:45 AM CDT at KHYS

Ransom, KS weather

Clear and 57°14°.

Forecasts agree

Now 57°14°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the south-southeast. Gusts to 25 mph41 km/h around 10 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 55Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Gusts to 25 mph40 km/h today 10–11 AM
High 72°22° today at 2 PM
Low 53°12° tonight at 4 AM
Rain tomorrow from 1 PM (80%, 1.7 in43 mm)
Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h tomorrow night 3–6 AM

This morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · gusts to 25 mph40 km/h · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonNear 71°22° · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
TonightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · rain chance 20% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 66°19° by 5 PM · Rain 1–6 PM (70%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 4 AM · Rain all night (80%) · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 7a	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	60°16°	5%	16 mph26 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	70%	74%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	59°15°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	72%	76%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	60°16°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	72%	88%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	67%	86%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	63%	89%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from SSW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	57%	95%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	71°22°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	54%	89%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	10%	13 mph21 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	54%	90%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	52%	98%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	72°22°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	53%	98%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	72°22°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	53%	97%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 74°23°)	71°22°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	54%	98%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 72°22°)	66°19°	20%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	64%	93%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)	63°17°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	71%	90%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°)	60°16°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	75%	84%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	59°15°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	78%	86%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 64°18°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	79%	65%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	80%	76%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 62°17°)	55°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	80%	79%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	80%	73%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	83%	75%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	53°12°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	85%	61%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	53°12°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	85%	83%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	53°12°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	85%	87%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	53°12°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	84%	91%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 58°14°)	52°11°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	90%	89%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°)	53°12°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	92%	88%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 62°17°)	57°14°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	84%	97%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 65°18°)	60°16°	20%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	81%	98%	0
Sun 12p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 68°20°)	62°17°	20%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	77%	94%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	63°17°	50%, 0.15 in3.8 mm	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	76%	93%	1
Sun 2p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	64°18°	60%, 0.15 in3.8 mm	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	76%	98%	1
Sun 3p	Showers	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	60%, 0.15 in3.8 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	76%	90%	3
Sun 4p	Drizzle	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	65°18°	70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	78%	96%	1
Sun 5p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	76%	96%	0
Sun 6p	Drizzle	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	50%, 0.15 in3.8 mm	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	99%	0
Sun 7p	Rain	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	79%	99%	0
Sun 8p	Heavy rain	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	86%	99%	0
Sun 9p	Rain	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	90%	98%	0
Sun 10p	Showers	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	90%	98%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	92%	95%	0
Mon 12a	Showers	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	90%	96%	0
Mon 1a	Showers	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	80%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	90%	97%	0
Mon 2a	Showers	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	80%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	93%	93%	0
Mon 3a	Showers	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	80%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	93%	94%	0
Mon 4a	Showers	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	80%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	97%	95%	0
Mon 5a	Showers	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	80%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	97%	97%	0
Mon 6a	Showers	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	80%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	99%	92%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. South southwest wind 10 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. North northeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–61°16°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Thunderstorms. High 67°19°, low 53°12°. Storms 0.68 in17 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 66°19°
  70% chance · 0.75 in19 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Heavy rain, 61°16°
  60% chance · 0.45 in11 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 55°13°
  80% chance · 0.41 in10 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely between 11am and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Southeast wind 7 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South southeast wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 64°18°, low 46°8°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 80% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 59°15°
  80% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. South southwest wind around 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. 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.
High, likely
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–59°15°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 51°11°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–57°14°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 42 mph68 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–60°16°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 65°18°, low 48°9°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–63°17°
Wind
25 mph41 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 58°14°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  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°–75°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 52°11°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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
60°16°–71°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 54 mph86 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 64°18°, low 50°10°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°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
59°15°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–57°14°
Wind
29 mph47 km/h, gusts 46 mph74 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
68% chance of rain, high 67°, low 53°, cooling off.
Monday
80% chance of rain, high 64°, low 46°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 63–71°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Smoky Hill River near Arnold

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.2 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Hackberry Creek near Trego Center 9WSW

16 mi

Level: 7.5 ft

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Smoky Hill River at Cedar Bluff Reservoir

16 mi

Level: 2119 ft
Flow: 53,800 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Big Creek near Ellis

25 mi

Level: 1.1 ft

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 51 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 23 min less
Golden hour: 6:12–7:05 PM; Morning 7:41–8:34 AM
Blue hour: 7:05–7:16 PM; Morning 7:31–7:41 AM; first light 7:31 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:15 AM · rises 5:47 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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