Observed 8:55 PM CDT at KICT

Viola, KS weather

Clear and 66°19°.

Forecasts agree

Now 66°19°

Clear

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the southeast. 610–8 mph13 km/h through 9 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 61Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.24 inHg1024 hPa; Rising · +0.06 inHg+1.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 57°14° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon
High 77°25° tomorrow at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 59°15° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 74°23° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Monday nightDown to 68°20° by 8 PM · 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 9p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	58%	87%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	60%	86%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	64%	53%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	68%	78%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	72%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	73%	78%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	85%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	76%	87%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	86%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	89%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	81%	93%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	95%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	78%	95%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	67%	89%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	60%	91%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	54%	89%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	50%	91%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	49%	92%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	47%	94%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	47%	95%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	47%	94%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	48%	93%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	52%	87%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	61%	87%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	64%	88%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	65%	85%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	68%	83%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	70%	84%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	71%	86%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	74%	93%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	94%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	76%	96%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	78%	67%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	79%	81%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	79%	76%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	79%	83%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	74%	84%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	66%	81%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	59%	76%	2
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	69°21°	10%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	54%	71%	4
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	49%	79%	4
Mon 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	47%	84%	5
Mon 3p	Mostly cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	46%	71%	4
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	10%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	46%	65%	3
Mon 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	10%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	46%	90%	1
Mon 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	48%	86%	0
Mon 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	51%	89%	0
Mon 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	54%	83%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South southeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–57°14°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 74°23°, low 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.12 in2.9 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
57°14°–59°15°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 72°22°, low 58°14°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  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. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
58°14°–59°15°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 61°16°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–79°26°
Low, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 62°17°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
80°27°–81°27°
Low, likely
62°17°–64°18°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 75°24°, low 59°15°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.2 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 75. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–80°27°
Low, likely
59°15°–65°18°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 73°23°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 57°14°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  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
66°19°–78°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–64°18°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 71°22°, low 55°13°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°16°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 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°–81°27°
Low, likely
40°4°–63°17°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 80°, low 57°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 57°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 58°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 71–80°; 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

Ninnescah River near Peck

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 189 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 PM · NWS gauge page

Ninnescah River near Murdock

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 116 cfs

Reading from Sat 8 PM · NWS gauge page

Cowskin Creek at Wichita 119th St

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.6 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Ninnescah River at Cheney Reservoir

19 mi

Level: 1420 ft
Flow: 153,000 cfs

Reading from Sat 8 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 54 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 19 min less
Golden hour: 6:05–6:57 PM; Morning 7:31–8:23 AM
Blue hour: 6:57–7:08 PM; Morning 7:20–7:31 AM; first light 7:20 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 81% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:04 AM · rises 5:39 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Viola, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Ninnescah River near Peck

Ninnescah River near Murdock

Cowskin Creek at Wichita 119th St

Ninnescah River at Cheney Reservoir

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon