Observed 3:35 PM CDT at KPTS

Walnut, KS weather

Sunny and 81°27°, 13°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 81°27°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the south-southwest. 35–7 mph11 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 61Moderate; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.24 inHg1024 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (79°26° then, 81°27° now)

Good hours for

Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 55°13° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonNear 78°26° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 5 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Partly 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 4p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	37%	18%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	39%	65%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	44%	83%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	52%	88%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	63%	82%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	65%	89%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	83%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	84%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	90%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	87%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	88%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	75%	87%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	85%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	84%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	83%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	83%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	84%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	72%	85%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	63%	87%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	53%	90%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	49%	90%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	48%	92%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	45%	92%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	94%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	43%	94%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	42%	94%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	94%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	55%	93%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	61%	94%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	97%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	72%	94%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	93%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	96%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	75%	93%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	75%	98%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	99%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	98%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	89%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	74%	77%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	87%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	32%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	16%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	63%	19%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	55%	27%	3
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	49%	49%	4
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	44%	55%	4
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	41%	59%	5
Mon 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	39%	74%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 55°13°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. South wind around 7 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 44°7°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 55°13°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  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, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 5 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
56°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 60°16°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  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 60.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 61°16°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  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 61.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 77°25°, low 60°16°. Typical 63°17° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–80°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–65°18°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 42°6°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 69°21°, low 61°16°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Rain 0.45 in11 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  60% chance · 0.14 in3.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  60% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–65°18°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 44 mph70 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 65°18°, low 52°11°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 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
57°14°–77°25°
Low, likely
39°4°–67°19°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 55°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 55°.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 56°.
Rest of week
Highs 65–80°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (SGF) (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

Neosho River near Parsons

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.8 ft
Flow: 2,850 cfs

Forecast peak 9.8 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Neosho River near Erie

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 13.5 ft
Flow: 2,300 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Marmaton River near Uniontown

17 mi

Level: -0.2 ft

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Neosho River near Chanute

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.5 ft
Flow: 2,890 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:30 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 7Typical 79

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–12:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Girard · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1957–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 13°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 0° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−6°−4°SunOct 18
±0°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
+7°+4°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 54 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 20 min less
Golden hour: 5:54–6:47 PM; Morning 7:20–8:13 AM
Blue hour: 6:47–6:57 PM; Morning 7:10–7:20 AM; first light 7:10 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 85% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:54 AM · rises 5:28 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Walnut, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Neosho River near Parsons

Neosho River near Erie

Marmaton River near Uniontown

Neosho River near Chanute

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