Observed 7:15 PM CDT at KSLN

Smolan, KS weather

Clear and 70°21°.

Mostly agree

Now 70°21°

Clear

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the south-southeast. 35–9 mph14 km/h through 7 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 5

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 70°21° tonight after 9 PM
Low 58°14° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon
High 78°26° tomorrow at 3 PM
Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h Monday 3–5 PM

TonightDown to 59°15° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 60°16° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · rain chance 30% · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 71°22° · Mostly cloudy · rain chance 30% · 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 7p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	53%	88%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	70%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	58%	89%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	60%	85%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	62%	84%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	63%	86%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	64%	86%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	66%	90%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	69%	93%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	73%	94%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	76%	94%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	78%	91%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	79%	90%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	79%	93%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	76%	79%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	89%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	57%	91%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	51%	95%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	46%	94%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	45%	91%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	44%	79%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	44%	81%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	44%	85%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	46%	92%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	97%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	59%	95%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	63%	94%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	91%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	68%	85%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	93%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	70%	87%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	72%	99%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	73%	98%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	99%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	78%	94%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	59°15°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	79%	87%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	30%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	80%	81%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	30%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	81%	80%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	30%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	77%	72%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	30%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	70%	69%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	66°19°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	63%	68%	1
Mon 12p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	69°21°	30%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	58%	81%	1
Mon 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	71°22°	30%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	53%	87%	2
Mon 2p	Showers	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°)	72°22°	30%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	51%	89%	2
Mon 3p	Showers	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	72°22°	30%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	49%	82%	4
Mon 4p	Showers	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°)	72°22°	30%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	49%	74%	2
Mon 5p	Showers	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 75°24°)	72°22°	30%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	50%	79%	1
Mon 6p	Showers	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 74°23°)	70°21°	30%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	52%	86%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 3 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South southeast wind around 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 73°23°, low 55°13°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 72°22°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–63°17°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 71°22°, low 57°14°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 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 71. 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
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 59°15°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Wind
23 mph38 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 62°17°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 41 mph67 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 76°24°, low 58°14°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 75°24°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–82°28°
Low, likely
58°14°–67°19°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 72°22°, low 61°16°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.13 in3.2 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 72. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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
63°17°–78°26°
Low, likely
44°7°–63°17°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 69°21°, low 53°12°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 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
60°16°–76°24°
Low, likely
39°4°–62°17°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 81°, low 57°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 58°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 55°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 69–80°; 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

Smoky Hill River near Mentor

6.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.4 ft
Flow: 143 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Mulberry Creek (KS) near Salina

7.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft
Flow: 50 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Smoky Hill River at Lindsborg

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.3 ft
Flow: 137 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Smoky Hill River near New Cambria

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.8 ft
Flow: 241 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 51 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 23 min less
Golden hour: 6:03–6:56 PM; Morning 7:32–8:26 AM
Blue hour: 6:56–7:07 PM; Morning 7:22–7:32 AM; first light 7:22 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 88% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

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

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

Smolan, KS weather

Next 2 hours

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Smoky Hill River near Mentor

Mulberry Creek (KS) near Salina

Smoky Hill River at Lindsborg

Smoky Hill River near New Cambria

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon