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Observed 9:45 AM CDT at KGCK

Shallow Water, KS weather

Sunny and 61°16°, rain ~1–7 PM (59%).

Today: low 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 58°14°), high 70°21° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°).

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Sunny

Wind
15 mph24 km/h
From the south. 1016–15 mph24 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point
52°11°
Comfortable
UV tomorrow
1Low
Low all day (peak 1)
Pressure
30.14 inHg1021 hPa
Rising · +0.05 inHg+1.7 hPa in 3 h

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

Good hours for
  • Dry until 1 PM
  • Rain today 1–10 PM (60%, 0.39 in9.9 mm)
  • Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
  • Rain tomorrow from 7 AM (90%, 3.9 in100 mm)
  • Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h Monday from 8 AM
  1. This morningNear 64°18° · rain chance 30% · Cloudy
  2. This afternoonNear 68°20° · Rain 1–6 PM (60%)
  3. TonightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Rain 6–10 PM (50%)
  4. Tomorrow morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Rain 7 AM–noon (80%)
  5. Tomorrow afternoonUp to 63°17° by 5 PM · Rain all afternoon (90%)
  6. Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Rain all night (90%)
  7. Monday morningNear 52°11° · Rain all morning (90%) · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 10aCloudy62°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)62°17°20%13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h78%99%1
Sat 11aCloudy65°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)65°18°30%13 mph21 km/h from SSW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h71%99%1
Sat 12pCloudy68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)68°20°40%13 mph21 km/h from SSW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h66%98%3
Sat 1pCloudy69°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°)69°21°50%, 0.04 in1 mm13 mph21 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h64%97%1
Sat 2pCloudy70°21° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)70°21°50%, 0.04 in1 mm12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h62%96%1
Sat 3pCloudy70°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)71°22°60%, 0.04 in1 mm12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h59%96%2
Sat 4pCloudy69°21° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)70°21°60%, 0.04 in1 mm12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h61%99%1
Sat 5pCloudy68°20° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)69°21°50%, 0.04 in1 mm12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h61%85%2
Sat 6pCloudy67°19° (likely 59°15° to 70°21°)68°20°50%, 0.04 in1 mm10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h62%88%1
Sat 7pCloudy63°17° (likely 53°12° to 66°19°)63°17°40%, 0.05 in1.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h70%84%0
Sat 8pCloudy59°15° (likely 51°11° to 64°18°)59°15°40%, 0.05 in1.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h81%86%0
Sat 9pCloudy56°13° (likely 50°10° to 62°17°)56°13°30%, 0.05 in1.3 mm12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h86%96%0
Sat 10pCloudy55°13° (likely 50°10° to 61°16°)55°13°20%, 0.05 in1.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h87%100%0
Sat 11pCloudy54°12° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)54°12°10%, 0.05 in1.3 mm9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h87%71%0
Sun 12aCloudy53°12° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)53°12°10%, 0.05 in1.3 mm8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h89%96%0
Sun 1aCloudy52°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)52°11°10%8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h89%95%0
Sun 2aCloudy51°11° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)51°11°10%7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h90%90%0
Sun 3aCloudy51°11° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)51°11°10%7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h90%74%0
Sun 4aShowers50°10° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)47°8°20%7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h91%64%0
Sun 5aCloudy50°10° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)47°8°20%7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h95%87%0
Sun 6aCloudy50°10° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)47°8°30%7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h97%94%0
Sun 7aCloudy50°10° (likely 47°8° to 57°14°)47°8°30%, 0.14 in3.6 mm7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h96%91%0
Sun 8aCloudy49°9° (likely 47°8° to 57°14°)46°8°40%, 0.14 in3.6 mm7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h100%93%0
Sun 9aCloudy51°11° (likely 47°8° to 58°14°)51°11°80%, 0.14 in3.6 mm8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h100%99%0
Sun 10aCloudy55°13° (likely 48°9° to 59°15°)55°13°70%, 0.14 in3.6 mm9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h96%99%0
Sun 11aDrizzle57°14° (likely 49°9° to 61°16°)57°14°80%, 0.14 in3.6 mm12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h93%96%0
Sun 12pDrizzle58°14° (likely 51°11° to 62°17°)58°14°90%, 0.14 in3.6 mm13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h94%100%0
Sun 1pCloudy59°15° (likely 51°11° to 64°18°)59°15°80%, 0.26 in6.6 mm14 mph23 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h93%100%0
Sun 2pCloudy60°16° (likely 52°11° to 64°18°)60°16°70%, 0.26 in6.6 mm15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h91%100%1
Sun 3pRain62°17° (likely 53°12° to 63°17°)62°17°90%, 0.26 in6.6 mm15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h87%100%0
Sun 4pDrizzle62°17° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°)62°17°90%, 0.26 in6.6 mm15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h88%100%0
Sun 5pDrizzle63°17° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°)63°17°80%, 0.26 in6.6 mm14 mph23 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h84%100%0
Sun 6pCloudy64°18° (likely 53°12° to 64°18°)64°18°80%, 0.26 in6.6 mm15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h78%99%0
Sun 7pCloudy62°17° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)62°17°90%, 0.15 in3.8 mm14 mph23 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h81%100%0
Sun 8pCloudy59°15° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)59°15°90%, 0.15 in3.8 mm14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h89%100%0
Sun 9pCloudy58°14° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)58°14°90%, 0.15 in3.8 mm14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h93%100%0
Sun 10pFog57°14° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)57°14°90%, 0.15 in3.8 mm13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h93%100%0
Sun 11pCloudy56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)56°13°90%, 0.15 in3.8 mm13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h97%99%0
Mon 12aCloudy56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)56°13°90%, 0.15 in3.8 mm13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h94%97%0
Mon 1aShowers55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)55°13°90%, 0.1 in2.5 mm13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h96%96%0
Mon 2aShowers54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)54°12°90%, 0.1 in2.5 mm13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h100%98%0
Mon 3aCloudy54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)54°12°90%, 0.1 in2.5 mm14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h100%99%0
Mon 4aShowers53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)53°12°90%, 0.1 in2.5 mm14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h100%93%0
Mon 5aShowers52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)52°11°90%, 0.1 in2.5 mm14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h100%90%0
Mon 6aCloudy51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)51°11°90%, 0.1 in2.5 mm14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h100%77%0
Mon 7aShowers50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)45°7°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h100%71%0
Mon 8aShowers51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)51°11°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h100%68%0
Mon 9aShowers53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)53°12°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph41 km/h100%64%0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
  1. Today, Oct 24. Thunderstorms. High 70°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 66°19° / 35°2°. Storms 0.13 in3.3 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 65°18°

      30% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 70°21°

      60% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 59°15°

      50% chance · 0.29 in7.4 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 50°10°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Southwest wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    70°21°–74°23°
    Low, likely
    48°9°–58°14°
    Typical high / low
    66°19° / 35°2°
    Wind
    22 mph36 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Thunderstorms. High 64°18°, low 49°9°. Typical 65°18° / 34°1°. Storms 0.49 in12 mm, 90% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 49°9°

      80% chance · 0.7 in18 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Rain, 63°17°

      90% chance · 1.4 in37 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Fog, 59°15°

      90% chance · 1 in26 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Showers, 52°11°

      90% chance · 0.65 in17 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Rain showers before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. East southeast wind 7 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy. Low around 49, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. South southeast wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    54°12°–64°18°
    Low, likely
    46°8°–54°12°
    Typical high / low
    65°18° / 34°1°
    Wind
    19 mph31 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 65°18°, low 43°6°. Typical 65°18° / 34°1°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 90% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Showers, 51°11°

      90% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 68°20°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 58°15°

      Dry

    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 65. South southwest wind 12 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    63°17°–72°22°
    Low, likely
    43°6°–55°13°
    Typical high / low
    65°18° / 34°1°
    Wind
    21 mph34 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 47°8°. Typical 64°18° / 33°1°. 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, 72°22°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 65°18°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 54°12°

      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 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    68°20°–74°23°
    Low, likely
    47°8°–55°13°
    Typical high / low
    64°18° / 33°1°
    Wind
    22 mph35 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 43°6°. Typical 64°18° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 53°11°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 70°21°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 62°17°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 52°11°

      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 43.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    68°20°–73°23°
    Low, likely
    43°6°–53°12°
    Typical high / low
    64°18° / 33°1°
    Wind
    15 mph24 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 63°17° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 51°11°

      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, 60°15°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    69°21°–73°23°
    Low, likely
    47°8°–55°13°
    Typical high / low
    63°17° / 33°1°
    Wind
    16 mph26 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 66°19°, low 46°8°. Typical 63°17° / 32°0°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 59°15°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 69°20°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 64°18°

      20% chance

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 59°15°

      20% 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 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    65°18°–73°23°
    Low, likely
    46°8°–60°16°
    Typical high / low
    63°17° / 32°0°
    Wind
    24 mph38 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
    UV peak
    1
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 57°14°. Typical 62°17° / 32°0°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 61°16°

      20% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 71°22°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 63°17°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 58°14°

      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
    66°19°–74°23°
    Low, likely
    50°10°–60°16°
    Typical high / low
    62°17° / 32°0°
    Wind
    21 mph34 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 62°17° / 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 56°14°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 64°18°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 57°14°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 47°8°

      20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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
    57°14°–69°21°
    Low, likely
    46°8°–55°13°
    Typical high / low
    62°17° / 31°−1°
    Wind
    23 mph37 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Mostly sunny. High 63°17°, low 48°9°. Typical 62°17° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 48°9°

      30% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 61°16°

      30% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Mostly clear, 55°13°

      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
    57°14°–71°22°
    Low, likely
    44°7°–57°14°
    Typical high / low
    62°17° / 31°−1°
    Wind
    26 mph42 km/h, gusts 47 mph76 km/h
    UV peak
    4

The outlook

  1. Today

    59% chance of rain, high 70°, low 48°.

  2. Tomorrow

    90% chance of rain, high 64°, low 49°, cooling off.

  3. Monday

    92% chance of rain, high 65°, low 43°.

  4. Rest of week

    Mostly dry, highs 62–70°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (DDC) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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For your home

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

Heating this week

About 86% less heating than a typical week.

This week 16Typical 113

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

Scott City · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1895–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 4°2° warmer than typical.

Normal high / low
66°19° / 35°2°
Forecast high / low
70°21° / 48°9°
Record high
89°32° in 2003
Record low
22°−6° in 1916

Last 7 days vs normal

  1. —SunOct 18
  2. —MonOct 19
  3. —TueOct 20
  4. —WedOct 21
  5. —ThuOct 22
  6. —FriOct 23
  7. —SatOct 24

Shallow Water weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 8:01 AM, sunset 6:53 PM.

Daylight
10 h 52 min
Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 22 min less
Golden hour
6:16–7:09 PM
Morning 7:45–8:38 AM
Blue hour
7:09–7:20 PM
Morning 7:34–7:45 AM; first light 7:34 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 87% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today
sets 6:19 AM · rises 5:51 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 9
Looking west from Shallow Water. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.