Observed 4:55 PM CDT at K3AU

Rock, KS weather

Sunny and 77°25°, 14°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 77°25°

Sunny

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the south-southeast. 35–10 mph17 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 5
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 (77°25° then, 77°25° now)

Good hours for

Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 56°13° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon
High 78°26° tomorrow at 3 PM

TonightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 76°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	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	75°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	43%	76%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	73°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	46%	46%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	50%	69%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	56%	83%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	61%	87%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	64%	82%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	67%	82%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	68%	86%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	71%	86%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	71%	90%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	73%	92%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	76%	94%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	77%	92%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	78%	90%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	93%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	78%	90%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	74%	89%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	65%	92%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	57%	92%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	51%	92%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	46%	87%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	44%	87%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	43%	88%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	42%	89%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	44%	89%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	48%	92%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	53%	96%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	63%	96%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	68%	93%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	70%	91%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	71%	92%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	72%	92%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	73%	87%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	74%	90%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	93%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	77%	76%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	79%	77%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	81%	50%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	81%	58%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	78%	29%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	73%	60%	0
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	65%	71%	1
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	56%	74%	3
Mon 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	49%	70%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	44%	65%	4
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	40%	61%	4
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	39%	70%	4
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	39%	62%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 56°13°. Typical 66°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind around 9 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 40°4°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 3 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 40°4°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–57°14°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 40°4°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 73°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 64°18° / 39°4°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 64°18°
  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 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
57°14°–59°15°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 39°4°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 60°16°. Typical 64°18° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 39°4°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 61°16°. Typical 63°17° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 38°3°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 76°24°, low 58°14°. Typical 63°17° / 38°3°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 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 40%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–81°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–66°19°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 38°3°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 68°20°, low 61°16°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Rain 0.46 in12 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.19 in4.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
61°16°–62°17°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 38°3°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 56°13°. Typical 62°17° / 37°3°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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
66°19°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–65°18°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 37°3°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 42 mph68 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 66°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 62°17° / 37°3°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°19°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  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
58°14°–79°26°
Low, likely
39°4°–64°18°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 37°3°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 47 mph76 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 80°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 56°.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 56°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 66–81°; chance of precipitation on Friday, 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

Arkansas River near Mulvane

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.5 ft
Flow: 178 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Arkansas River at Oxford

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.5 ft
Flow: 441 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Walnut River at Winfield

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.8 ft
Flow: 76 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Walnut River at Augusta

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.5 ft
Flow: 46 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 46°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?

Smileyberg 4sw · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1998–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 14°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 54 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 19 min less
Golden hour: 6:02–6:55 PM; Morning 7:28–8:20 AM
Blue hour: 6:55–7:05 PM; Morning 7:18–7:28 AM; first light 7:18 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 87% 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 Rock. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Rock, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Arkansas River near Mulvane

Arkansas River at Oxford

Walnut River at Winfield

Walnut River at Augusta

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