Observed 6:45 AM CDT at KTOP

Soldier, KS weather

Clear and 50°10°, 15°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 50°10°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the east-southeast. Gusts to 21 mph34 km/h around 11 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
Humidity: 94%; Air 50°10°, dew point 48°9° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.22 inHg1023 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 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 78°26° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM

This morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · 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 7a	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	13%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	49%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	64%	20%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	56%	7%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	51%	17%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	44%	14%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	40%	22%	4
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	40%	17%	4
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	38%	44%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	39%	38%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	40%	51%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	44%	78%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	51%	85%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	52%	91%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	56%	89%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	58%	90%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	60%	93%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	94%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	65%	96%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	64%	79%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	95%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	93%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	96%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	74%	95%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	74%	73%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	89%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	85%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	65%	77%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	56%	68%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	63%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	44%	68%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	43%	72%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	41%	88%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	40%	89%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	43%	81%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	48%	93%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	49%	96%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	56%	93%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	60%	88%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	62%	88%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	91%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	91%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	88%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	88%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	85%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	75%	81%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	76%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	79%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 63°17° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 54°12°. Typical 63°17° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 38°3°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 62°17° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 5 mph.
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 73°23°).
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 37°3°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 70°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 62°17° / 37°3°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
53°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 37°3°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 73°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 62°17° / 36°2°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–64°18°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 36°2°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 72°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 61°16° / 36°2°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  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 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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
61°16° / 36°2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 70°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 61°16° / 36°2°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–79°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–66°19°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 36°2°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 61°16°. Typical 60°16° / 35°2°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 68°20°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.32 in8.2 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°–77°25°
Low, likely
56°13°–64°18°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 35°2°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 54°12°. Typical 60°16° / 35°2°. Rain 0.45 in11 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.2 in5.2 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°–71°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–62°17°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 35°2°
Wind
27 mph44 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 54°12°. Typical 59°15° / 35°2°. Rain 0.79 in20 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.45 in11 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  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
57°14°–77°25°
Low, likely
44°7°–65°18°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 35°2°
Wind
28 mph45 km/h, gusts 49 mph80 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 54°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 54°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 64–73°; 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

Vermillion Creek near Wamego

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 56 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Soldier Creek near Delia

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.6 ft
Flow: 32 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Delaware River (KS) near Muscotah

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.9 ft
Flow: 62 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · 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 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–2:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Holton · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1902–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−8°−5°SunOct 18
±0°MonOct 19
+1°±0°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
+9°+5°ThuOct 22
+10°+5°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 48 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 26 min less
Golden hour: 5:54–6:48 PM; Morning 7:26–8:20 AM
Blue hour: 6:48–6:59 PM; Morning 7:16–7:26 AM; first light 7:16 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:59 AM · rises 5:30 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Soldier, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Vermillion Creek near Wamego

Soldier Creek near Delia

Delaware River (KS) near Muscotah

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? Unknown

Moon