Observed 7:10 PM CDT at KFOE

Wakarusa, KS weather

Clear and 66°19°, 14°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 66°19°

Clear

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the southeast. Up to 6 mph9 km/h through 7 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 61Moderate; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.24 inHg1024 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.4 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 80°27° tomorrow at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 80°27° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 78°26° 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	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	82%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	58%	86%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	63%	83%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	67%	89%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	70%	84%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	90%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	89%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	84%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	79%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	86%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	82%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	72%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	72%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	80%	43%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	59%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	65%	58%	1
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	55%	41%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	48%	76%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	42%	76%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	41%	85%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	39%	89%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	41%	90%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	43%	91%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	49%	92%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	57%	97%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	61%	96%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	94%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	97%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	96%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	96%	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%	97%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	92%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	97%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	98%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	86%	89%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	90%	77%	0
Mon 7a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	67%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	32%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	60°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	37%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	70%	65%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	63%	66%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	53%	51%	4
Mon 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	46%	72%	4
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	42%	67%	4
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	38%	58%	4
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	37%	68%	3
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	39%	52%	2
Mon 6p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	43%	67%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 53°12°. Typical 65°18° / 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. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 54°12°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 73°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
56°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 59°15°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  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, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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 79°26°).
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 81°27°, low 61°16°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°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: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 78°26°, low 58°14°. Typical 63°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 78°26°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  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 58. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
73°23°–82°28°
Low, likely
58°14°–67°19°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 39°4°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 61°16°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 41 mph65 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 57°14°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  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
64°18°–75°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–65°18°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 41 mph67 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 54°12°. Typical 61°16° / 38°3°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°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
56°13°–79°26°
Low, likely
38°3°–63°17°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 38°3°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 43 mph70 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 80°, low 54°.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 56°.
Rest of week
Highs 68–81°; 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 Topeka

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.8 ft
Flow: 8,860 cfs

Forecast peak 9.5 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Soldier Creek near Topeka

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.2 ft
Flow: 45 cfs

Forecast peak 0.2 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Kansas River at Lecompton

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.3 ft
Flow: 9,440 cfs

Forecast peak 6.2 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Wakarusa River at Wakarusa

0.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.9 ft

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 92% less heating than a typical week.

This week 7Typical 89

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 8:00 PM–12:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Topeka Asos · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1887–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 14°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

±0°MonOct 19
+3°+1°TueOct 20
+10°+5°WedOct 21
+9°+5°ThuOct 22
+11°+6°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 50 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 24 min less
Golden hour: 5:54–6:48 PM; Morning 7:24–8:18 AM
Blue hour: 6:48–6:59 PM; Morning 7:14–7:24 AM; first light 7:14 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:57 AM · rises 5:29 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Wakarusa, 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 Topeka

Soldier Creek near Topeka

Kansas River at Lecompton

Wakarusa River at Wakarusa

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