Observed 3:35 PM CDT at KEWK

Walton, KS weather

Sunny and 79°26°.

Mostly agree

Now 79°26°

Sunny

Wind: 17 mph27 km/h; From the south. Easing to 7 mph11 km/h by 7 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.2 inHg1023 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−0.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 57°14° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonDown to 74°23° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 58°14° by 4 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 72°22° · 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 3p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	41%	23%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	43%	46%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	74°23°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	45%	51%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	72°22°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	48%	66%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	50%	67%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	57%	80%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	60%	85%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	62%	92%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	65%	95%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	68%	92%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	69%	88%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	71%	93%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	72%	93%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	74%	93%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	92%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	76%	94%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	92%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	92%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	93%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	64%	87%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	55%	84%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	50%	78%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	46%	78%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	46%	79%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	45%	83%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	45%	88%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	45%	93%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	47%	92%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	53%	94%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	64%	97%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	67%	89%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	69%	90%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	71%	91%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	73%	94%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	73%	98%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	75%	93%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	74%	92%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	76%	84%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	78%	79%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	79%	73%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	80%	74%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	79%	72%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	73%	58%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	64%	62%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	57%	62%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	70°21°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	51%	65%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	72°22°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	47%	73%	4
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	73°23°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	45%	66%	4

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 13 to 17 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 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, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind around 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
55°13°–57°14°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 71°22°, low 57°14°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 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 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
57°14°–59°15°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 60°16°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: 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
77°25°–79°26°
Low, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 61°16°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. 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%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 75°24°, low 58°14°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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 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°–80°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–65°18°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.33 in8.4 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  Dry
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
60°16°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 53°12°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.21 in5.2 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
59°15°–74°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–62°17°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 48 mph77 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 65°18°, low 51°11°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  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
56°13°–77°25°
Low, likely
39°4°–67°19°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 48 mph78 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 57°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 57°.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 56°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 65–80°; 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

Emma Creek (KS) above Sedgwick

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: -2.0 ft

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Little Arkansas River near Halstead

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.7 ft
Flow: 12 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Little Arkansas River at Alta Mills

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: -0.7 ft

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Little Arkansas River near Sedgwick

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.8 ft
Flow: 9 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 52 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 21 min less
Golden hour: 6:02–6:55 PM; Morning 7:30–8:23 AM
Blue hour: 6:55–7:05 PM; Morning 7:19–7:30 AM; first light 7:19 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 89% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:03 AM · rises 5:36 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Walton, KS weather

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Emma Creek (KS) above Sedgwick

Little Arkansas River near Halstead

Little Arkansas River at Alta Mills

Little Arkansas River near Sedgwick

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon