Observed 10:15 AM CDT at KSLN

Salina, KS weather

Sunny and 70°21°.

Mostly agree

Now 70°21°

Sunny

Wind: 15 mph24 km/hgusts 21 mph33 km/h; From the south. 610–15 mph24 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (66°19° then, 67°19° now)

Good hours for

High 79°26° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 57°14° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon

This morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 79°26° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 59°15° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 59°15° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningNear 60°16° · rain chance 30% · 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 10a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	54%	11%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	49%	8%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	45%	10%	3
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	42%	42%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	40%	12%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	40%	13%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	40%	44%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	41%	77%	1
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	44%	69%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	93%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	56%	94%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	60%	96%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	62%	94%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	64%	89%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	64%	86%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	65%	87%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	85%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	69%	96%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	70%	92%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	74%	92%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	76%	95%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	95%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	79%	95%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	79%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	66%	79%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	58%	88%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	52%	78%	3
Sun 1p	Mostly cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	47%	55%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	45%	87%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	44%	86%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	44%	85%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	44%	85%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	46%	86%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	52%	84%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	60%	86%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	64%	88%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	66%	89%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	68%	88%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	68%	89%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	87%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	70%	86%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	72%	83%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	74%	83%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	76%	84%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	58°14°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	77%	78%	0
Mon 7a	Showers	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	30%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	78%	74%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	30%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	76%	89%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	30%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	73%	85%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 77°25°, low 58°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South southeast wind 3 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South southeast wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 71°22°, low 54°12°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 59°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–62°17°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 70°21°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 67°19°
  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 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–65°18°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 42 mph68 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–82°28°
Low, likely
56°13°–67°19°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 70°21°, low 52°11°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–80°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–68°20°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 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
65°18°–75°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–65°18°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 55°13°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.38 in9.6 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
61°16°–76°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–64°18°
Wind
30 mph48 km/h, gusts 51 mph82 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 53°12°. Rain 0.5 in13 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  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°–76°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–65°18°
Wind
30 mph48 km/h, gusts 51 mph82 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 57°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 58°.
Monday
31% chance of rain, high 71°, low 54°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 65–74°; 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

Mulberry Creek (KS) near Salina

3.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft
Flow: 47 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Smoky Hill River near Mentor

7.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.4 ft
Flow: 143 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Smoky Hill River near New Cambria

7.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.9 ft
Flow: 246 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Solomon River at Niles

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.5 ft
Flow: 116 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 50 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 24 min less
Golden hour: 6:02–6:56 PM; Morning 7:32–8:25 AM
Blue hour: 6:56–7:06 PM; Morning 7:21–7:32 AM; first light 7:21 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 92% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:05 AM · rises 5:37 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Salina, KS weather

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Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Mulberry Creek (KS) near Salina

Smoky Hill River near Mentor

Smoky Hill River near New Cambria

Solomon River at Niles

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon