Observed 10:50 PM CDT at KSLN

Wells, KS weather

Clear and 64°18°, 15°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 64°18°

Clear

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the south-southeast. 58–8 mph13 km/h through 11 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4

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 56°13° tomorrow at 6 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 68°20° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 72°22° by 2 PM · rain chance 30% · Mostly cloudy
Monday nightDown to 62°17° by 10 PM · rain chance 30% · 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 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	65%	97%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	98%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	95%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	96%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	96%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	75%	96%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	92%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	89%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	97%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	98%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	78%	77%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	70%	72%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	61%	91%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	57%	94%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	50%	95%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	48%	90%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	45%	95%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	45%	96%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	48%	96%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	53%	94%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	59%	93%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	63%	86%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	95%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	70%	95%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	75%	95%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	75%	96%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	75%	82%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	60°16°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	78%	91%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	96%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	78%	98%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	98%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	100%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	56°13°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	98%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	92%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	87%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	81%	77%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	75%	81%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	68%	89%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	70°21°	30%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	59%	84%	4
Mon 2p	Drizzle	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	30%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	55%	77%	2
Mon 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	72°22°	30%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	55%	81%	3
Mon 4p	Showers	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 74°23°)	72°22°	30%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	55%	84%	2
Mon 5p	Showers	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	72°22°	30%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	55%	87%	1
Mon 6p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	70°21°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	57%	95%	0
Mon 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	68°20°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	61%	98%	0
Mon 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	66°19°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	65%	99%	0
Mon 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	64°18°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	67%	99%	0
Mon 10p	Showers	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	72%	99%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 56°13°. Typical 66°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
81°27°–82°28°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 40°4°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 65°18° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  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, 58°14°
  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 56. Southeast wind 5 to 10 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
65°18° / 39°4°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 65°18° / 39°4°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 72°22°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–63°17°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 39°4°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 56°13°. Typical 64°18° / 38°3°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 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: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 38°3°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 58°14°. Typical 64°18° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°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
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. 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 58. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 38°3°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 61°16°. Typical 64°18° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  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 1pm. 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 61. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–66°19°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 38°3°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Drizzle. High 76°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 63°17° / 37°3°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–82°28°
Low, likely
57°14°–67°19°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 37°3°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 71°22°, low 59°15°. Typical 63°17° / 37°3°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.23 in5.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 37°3°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 55°13°. Typical 62°17° / 36°2°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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°–77°25°
Low, likely
43°6°–62°17°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 36°2°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 67°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 62°17° / 36°2°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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
57°14°–74°23°
Low, likely
37°3°–60°16°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 36°2°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 81°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 56°, cooling off.
Monday
33% chance of rain, high 73°, low 54°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 67–80°; 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

Solomon River at Minneapolis

8.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft
Flow: 55 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Solomon River at Niles

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.4 ft
Flow: 111 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Salt Creek (KS) near Ada

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.3 ft
Flow: 21 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Mud Creek (KS) near Talmage

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.0 ft

Reading from Sat 9:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 94% less heating than a typical week.

This week 6Typical 95

Heating 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?

Minneapolis · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1892–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 15°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

±0°MonOct 19
+6°+3°TueOct 20
+8°+4°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
+15°+8°FriOct 23
+17°+9°SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 50 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 25 min less
Golden hour: 6:01–6:55 PM; Morning 7:32–8:26 AM
Blue hour: 6:55–7:06 PM; Morning 7:21–7:32 AM; first light 7:21 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 95% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

99% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:05 AM · rises 5:36 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Wells, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Solomon River at Minneapolis

Solomon River at Niles

Salt Creek (KS) near Ada

Mud Creek (KS) near Talmage

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