Observed 7:35 PM CDT at KPTS

West Mineral, KS weather

Clear and 63°17°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 63°17°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 8 AM
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.26 inHg1025 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+0.9 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 (63°17° then, 63°17° now)

Good hours for

Low 55°13° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon
High 77°25° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° by 4 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 75°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 8p	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	63%	67%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	65%	48%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	70%	81%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	80%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	72%	81%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	79%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	78%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	79%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	81%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	81%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	84%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	86%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	87%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	88%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	67%	89%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	61%	90%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	53%	91%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	50%	90%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	45%	90%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	45%	89%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	43%	89%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	46%	89%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	51%	93%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	57%	91%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	70%	92%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	75%	95%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	78%	94%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	94%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	75%	98%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	78%	95%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	75%	92%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	96%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	95%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	89%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	74%	91%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	89%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	31%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	24%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	70%	22%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	61%	17%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	53%	44%	3
Mon 1p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	48%	55%	4
Mon 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	43%	75%	4
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	41%	61%	4
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	41%	56%	3
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	46%	53%	2
Mon 6p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	49%	59%	1
Mon 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	57%	77%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 55°13°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 55°13°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 55, with temperatures rising to around 57 overnight. Southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 44°7°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  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: Partly sunny, 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
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
55°13°–57°14°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 60°16°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
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°–61°16°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 60°16°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 76°24°, low 60°16°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–81°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 72°22°, low 62°17°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.19 in4.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
61°16°–63°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 40 mph65 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 75°24°, low 61°16°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 76°25°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  20% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 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
71°22°–83°28°
Low, likely
49°9°–67°19°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 42 mph68 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 58°14°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  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
60°16°–78°26°
Low, likely
40°4°–69°21°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 44 mph70 km/h
UV peak
4

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 55°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 55°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 56°.
Rest of week
Highs 71–79°; 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

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.7 ft
Flow: 2,700 cfs

Forecast peak 9.6 ft Sun 1 AM

Reading from Sat 6:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Neosho River near Commerce

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.8 ft
Flow: 4,310 cfs

Forecast peak 4.7 ft Sun 1 AM

Reading from Sat 6:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Lightning Creek (SE KS) near McCune

5.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.9 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Neosho River near Oswego

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.6 ft
Flow: 3,380 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 90% less heating than a typical week.

This week 7Typical 73

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 54°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 9:00 PM–12:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

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

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 12°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−3°−2°MonOct 19
±0°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+6°+3°ThuOct 22
+7°+4°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

West Mineral weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 55 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 19 min less
Golden hour: 5:54–6:47 PM; Morning 7:20–8:12 AM
Blue hour: 6:47–6:57 PM; Morning 7:09–7:20 AM; first light 7:09 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 77% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:53 AM · rises 5:28 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

West Mineral, 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 Commerce

Lightning Creek (SE KS) near McCune

Neosho River near Oswego

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