Observed 11:15 PM CDT at KMHK

Wakefield, KS weather

Clear and 66°19°, 17°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 66°19°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 11 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.26 inHg1025 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° cooler than this time yesterday (68°20° then, 66°19° now)

Good hours for

Low 57°14° tonight at 5 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon
High 78°26° tomorrow at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 59°15° by 5 AM · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 74°23° by 2 PM · rain chance 20% · Mostly cloudy
Monday nightDown to 64°18° by 10 PM · rain chance 20% · 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 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	94%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	65%	95%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	62%	97%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	95%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	95%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	58°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	95%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	94%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	75%	65%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	94%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	93%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	89%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	71%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	59%	83%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	53%	89%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	46%	93%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	43%	93%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	42%	93%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	42%	90%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	45%	95%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	49%	95%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	57%	92%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	61%	93%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	63%	93%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	65%	95%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	67%	94%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	88%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	62°17°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	94%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	70%	92%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	61°16°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	72%	99%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	60°16°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	75%	97%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	78%	95%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	95%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	95%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	94%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	81%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	70%	72%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	63%	75%	3
Mon 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	53%	82%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	49%	90%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	44%	84%	2
Mon 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	44%	79%	2
Mon 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	44%	84%	3
Mon 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	46%	83%	2
Mon 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph35 km/h	48%	89%	0
Mon 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	51%	88%	0
Mon 8p	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	68°20°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	55%	80%	0
Mon 9p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	58%	87%	0
Mon 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	63%	95%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 57°14°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
80°27°–81°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–59°15°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 57°14°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 74°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 63°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 39°4°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 63°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  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 71. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 39°4°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 59°15°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 38°3°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 80°27°, low 62°17°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 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 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. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 38°3°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 77°25°, low 58°14°. Typical 61°16° / 37°3°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–79°26°
Low, likely
58°14°–67°19°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 37°3°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 71°22°, low 59°15°. Typical 61°16° / 37°3°. Rain 0.33 in8.4 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 37°3°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 56°13°. Typical 60°16° / 36°2°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 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°–75°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–62°17°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 36°2°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 53°12°. Typical 60°16° / 36°2°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°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°–78°26°
Low, likely
38°3°–61°16°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 36°2°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 81°, low 57°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 57°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 55°, cooling off.
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 Ft. Riley

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.3 ft
Flow: 750 cfs

Forecast peak 5.3 ft Sun 1 AM

Reading from Sat 10:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Republican River at Clay Center

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.5 ft
Flow: 310 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Republican River at Milford Lake

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1146 ft

Reading from Sat 10:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Chapman Creek near Chapman

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.4 ft
Flow: 26 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

This week 6Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 12:00 AM–2:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Clay Center · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1902–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 17°9° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 9°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−1°MonOct 19
+6°+3°TueOct 20
+8°+4°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
+15°+8°FriOct 23
+17°+9°SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Wakefield 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: 5:59–6:53 PM; Morning 7:30–8:24 AM
Blue hour: 6:53–7:03 PM; Morning 7:19–7:30 AM; first light 7:19 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 91% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

99% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:03 AM · rises 5:34 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Wakefield. Water in view.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Wakefield, 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 Ft. Riley

Republican River at Clay Center

Republican River at Milford Lake

Chapman Creek near Chapman

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