Observed 9:05 AM CDT at KEMP

Reading, KS weather

Sunny and 57°14°, 15°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 57°14°

Sunny

Wind: 12 mph19 km/h; From the south. 58–15 mph24 km/h through 9 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.25 inHg1024 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by noon
High 79°26° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM

This morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 79°26° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningNear 55°13° · 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 9a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	16%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	62%	12%	1
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	55%	31%	2
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	46%	69%	3
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	41%	30%	4
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	39%	36%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	36%	55%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	36%	62%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	38%	81%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	43%	83%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	53%	84%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	60%	87%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	63%	85%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	65%	91%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	70%	90%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	89%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	91%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	92%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	92%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	84%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	93%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	93%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	95%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	93%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	69%	0
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	75%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	61%	86%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	51%	84%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	45%	88%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	42%	87%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	40%	90%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	39%	92%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	40%	97%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	46%	98%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	53%	94%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	63%	97%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	97%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	87%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	83%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	85%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	84%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	83%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	80%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	79%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	86%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	87%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	86%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	82%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 54°12°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 40°4°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  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, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 76°24°, low 54°12°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 76°24°).
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 72°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 64°18° / 39°4°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 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. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
54°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 39°4°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 77°25°, low 53°12°. Typical 63°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly 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
  Mostly clear, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–63°17°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 39°4°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 76°24°, low 54°12°. Typical 63°17° / 38°3°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 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: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
74°23°–83°28°
Low, likely
54°12°–66°19°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 38°3°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 77°25°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  40% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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
72°22°–80°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–65°18°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 38°3°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 70°21°, low 62°17°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Rain 0.35 in8.9 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 69°21°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.29 in7.4 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
64°18°–78°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–66°19°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 38°3°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 56°13°. Typical 61°16° / 37°3°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.3 in7.5 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
62°17°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–62°17°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 37°3°
Wind
27 mph43 km/h, gusts 43 mph70 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 61°16° / 37°3°. Rain 0.44 in11 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 62°17°
  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
60°16°–77°25°
Low, likely
46°8°–67°19°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 37°3°
Wind
29 mph47 km/h, gusts 49 mph79 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 80°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 54°.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 54°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 65–77°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

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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

Marais Des Cygnes River near Reading

3.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft

Reading from Sat 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Neosho River at Neosho Rapids

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.8 ft
Flow: 1,830 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Marais Des Cygnes River at Melvern Lake

13 mi

Level: 1038 ft

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Dragoon Creek near Burlingame

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.1 ft

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 92% less heating than a typical week.

This week 7Typical 95

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–2:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Osage City · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1896–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 15°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−6°−3°SunOct 18
±0°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+8°+4°ThuOct 22
+10°+5°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 51 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 23 min less
Golden hour: 5:56–6:49 PM; Morning 7:25–8:18 AM
Blue hour: 6:49–7:00 PM; Morning 7:15–7:25 AM; first light 7:15 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 90% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:58 AM · rises 5:31 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Reading. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,400 ft, 19 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Reading, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Marais Des Cygnes River near Reading

Neosho River at Neosho Rapids

Marais Des Cygnes River at Melvern Lake

Dragoon Creek near Burlingame

For your home

Heating 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