Observed 8:45 AM CDT at KRSL

Susank, KS weather

Sunny and 61°16°.

Forecasts agree

Now 61°16°

Sunny

Wind: 12 mph19 km/hgusts 17 mph28 km/h; From the south. 1016–16 mph26 km/h through 9 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.13 inHg1020 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° cooler than this time yesterday (61°16° then, 58°14° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h today 10–11 AM
Above 70°21° today by noon
High 75°24° today at 2 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM
Rain tomorrow night from 1 AM (70%, 0.12 in3 mm)

This morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 75°24° by 2 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 3 PM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · Rain 1–6 AM (40%)
Monday morningNear 58°14° · Rain all morning (70%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	62%	29%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	56%	20%	1
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	52%	28%	3
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	48%	75%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	45%	82%	5
Sat 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	43%	76%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from SSW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	43%	64%	4
Sat 4p	Mostly cloudy	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	75°24°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	43%	68%	3
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	44%	77%	2
Sat 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	46%	96%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	55%	96%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	66°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	61%	97%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	64%	93%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	66%	94%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	66%	88%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	91%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	68%	86%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	70%	85%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	94%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	73%	84%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	76%	83%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	78%	86%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	79%	87%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	79%	93%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	99%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	70%	88%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	63%	90%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	57%	86%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	70°21°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	53%	86%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	10%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	51%	91%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	50%	87%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	51%	90%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	20%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	53%	93%	2
Sun 6p	Showers	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	71°22°	20%	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	55%	97%	1
Sun 7p	Drizzle	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	67°19°	20%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	65%	96%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	65°18°	20%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	71%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	20%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	74%	97%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	20%	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	75%	99%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	20%	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	96%	0
Mon 12a	Showers	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	20%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	90%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	74%	86%	0
Mon 2a	Showers	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	76%	94%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	78%	99%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	80%	99%	0
Mon 5a	Showers	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	82%	99%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	84%	98%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	57°14°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	85%	97%	0
Mon 8a	Showers	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	58°14°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	84%	81%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 74°23°, low 57°14°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 65°18°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 67°19°, low 51°11°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 58°14°
  70% chance · 0.14 in3.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. South wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
51°11°–61°16°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 54°12°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
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 71°22°).
High, likely
71°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–62°17°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 42 mph67 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 55°13°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–80°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–64°18°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 68°20°, low 51°11°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 71°22°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 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 68. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–63°17°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 58°14°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 60°15°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
53°12°–63°17°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 53°12°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.11 in2.8 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
59°15°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–62°17°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 45 mph73 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 64°18°, low 50°10°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  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
58°14°–74°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–59°15°
Wind
30 mph48 km/h, gusts 51 mph82 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 57°.
Monday
70% chance of rain, high 67°, low 51°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 64–72°; chance of precipitation on Friday.

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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 below Russell

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Walnut Creek (KS) at Albert

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.4 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Arkansas River at Great Bend

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.6 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Smoky Hill River near Pfeifer

21 mi

Level: 1.7 ft
Flow: 10 cfs

Reading from Sat 8 AM · 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: 6:07–7:01 PM; Morning 7:36–8:30 AM
Blue hour: 7:01–7:11 PM; Morning 7:26–7:36 AM; first light 7:26 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 90% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:10 AM · rises 5:42 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Susank, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Smoky Hill River below Russell

Walnut Creek (KS) at Albert

Arkansas River at Great Bend

Smoky Hill River near Pfeifer

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon