Observed 7:30 PM CDT at KTOP

Valley Falls, KS weather

Clear and 68°20°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 68°20°

Clear

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the south-southeast. Up to 6 mph9 km/h through 7 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.23 inHg1024 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.1 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 53°12° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon
High 79°26° tomorrow at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 7 PM

TonightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · 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 7p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	59%	82%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	86%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	65%	86%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	70%	89%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	72%	94%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	96%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	77%	95%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	89%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	85%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	57%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	86%	66%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	89%	61%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	90%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	86%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	78%	79%	0
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	70%	81%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	61%	41%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	55%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	48%	72%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	43%	73%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	42%	80%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	42%	88%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	46%	87%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	89%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	61%	93%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	63%	96%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	91%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	70%	93%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	89%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	92%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	78%	88%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	92%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	95%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	94%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	92%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	84%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	79%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	39%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	35%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	72%	41%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	69%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	55%	68%	4
Mon 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	48%	62%	4
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	43%	62%	4
Mon 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	40%	68%	4
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	39%	67%	3
Mon 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	41%	75%	2
Mon 6p	Partly cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	44%	65%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 53°12°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 53°12°. Typical 66°19° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 41°5°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 56°13°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 72°22°, low 56°13°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 40°4°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 78°26°, low 58°14°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
58°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 80°27°, low 60°16°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–82°28°
Low, likely
60°16°–67°19°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 78°26°, low 57°14°. Typical 63°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  40% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
74°23°–82°28°
Low, likely
57°14°–67°19°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 39°4°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 72°22°, low 61°16°. Typical 63°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.29 in7.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 39°4°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 57°14°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Rain 0.47 in12 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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°–75°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–63°17°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 38°3°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 53°12°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  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
55°13°–79°26°
Low, likely
38°3°–63°17°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 38°3°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 43 mph68 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 53°.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 56°.
Rest of week
Highs 68–80°; 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

Kansas River at Lecompton

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.2 ft
Flow: 9,320 cfs

Forecast peak 5.9 ft Sun 1 AM

Reading from Sat 6:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Kansas River at Topeka

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.7 ft
Flow: 8,640 cfs

Forecast peak 9.1 ft Sun 1 AM

Reading from Sat 6:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Soldier Creek near Topeka

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.2 ft
Flow: 45 cfs

Forecast peak 0.2 ft Sun 1 AM

Reading from Sat 7 PM · NWS gauge page

Delaware River (KS) near Muscotah

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 58 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 91% less heating than a typical week.

This week 8Typical 87

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 8:00 PM–11:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Valley Falls · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1948–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 12°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Valley Falls weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 49 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 25 min less
Golden hour: 5:53–6:47 PM; Morning 7:24–8:18 AM
Blue hour: 6:47–6:57 PM; Morning 7:13–7:24 AM; first light 7:13 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 83% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:56 AM · rises 5:28 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Valley Falls, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Kansas River at Lecompton

Kansas River at Topeka

Soldier Creek near Topeka

Delaware River (KS) near Muscotah

For your home

Heating 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