Observed 10:50 AM CDT at KWLD

South Haven, KS weather

Sunny and 70°21°, 10°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 70°21°

Sunny

Wind: 10 mph17 km/hgusts 16 mph26 km/h; From the south-southeast. 58–10 mph17 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.25 inHg1024 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 (66°19° then, 65°18° now)

Good hours for

High 78°26° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 56°13° tonight at 5 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 62°17° by 10 AM · 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 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	56%	67%	2
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	50%	57%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	46%	35%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	44%	88%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	42%	89%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	41%	88%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	42%	92%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	46%	83%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	53%	85%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	60%	83%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	64%	83%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	68%	85%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	87%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	74%	87%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	84%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	88%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	84%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	79%	86%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	79%	85%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	79%	83%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	81%	92%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	79%	92%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	90%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	68%	89%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	60%	87%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	53%	88%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	49%	83%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	48%	86%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	47%	90%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	46%	95%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	46%	95%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	49%	92%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	55%	87%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	65%	88%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	70%	84%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	71%	83%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	73%	83%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	73%	92%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	73%	87%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	74%	92%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	76%	92%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	94%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	80%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	71%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	73%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	58%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	70%	53%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	66%	52%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 55°13°. Typical 68°20° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 43°6°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. 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, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 74°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms 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
55°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–75°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 56°13°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–82°28°
Low, likely
56°13°–66°19°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 65°18°
  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 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–82°28°
Low, likely
56°13°–66°19°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 71°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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 71. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–78°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–67°19°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 60°16°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.34 in8.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.7 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
68°20°–76°24°
Low, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 59°15°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.8 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°–76°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–64°18°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 57°14°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  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
62°17°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–68°20°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 55°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 56°.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 56°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 67–77°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday.

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

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Chikaskia River near Blackwell

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 243 cfs

Forecast peak 3.0 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Chikaskia River near Corbin

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 158 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Slate Creek (KS) at Wellington

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.3 ft
Flow: 16 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Arkansas River at Arkansas City

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.5 ft
Flow: 664 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 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 7Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–1:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Wellington · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1894–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 10°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−9°−5°SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
+3°+1°TueOct 20
+8°+4°WedOct 21
+11°+6°ThuOct 22
+12°+6°FriOct 23
+12°+6°SatOct 24

South Haven weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 55 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 18 min less
Golden hour: 6:05–6:57 PM; Morning 7:29–8:21 AM
Blue hour: 6:57–7:07 PM; Morning 7:19–7:29 AM; first light 7:19 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 85% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:03 AM · rises 5:38 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

South Haven, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Chikaskia River near Blackwell

Chikaskia River near Corbin

Slate Creek (KS) at Wellington

Arkansas River at Arkansas City

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