Observed 10:45 AM CDT at KEMP

Wilsey, KS weather

Sunny and 66°19°, 13°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 66°19°

Sunny

Wind: 15 mph24 km/h; From the south. Easing to 5 mph8 km/h by 6 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.25 inHg1024 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° cooler than this time yesterday (65°18° then, 62°17° now)

Good hours for

High 78°26° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM
Low 56°13° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon

This morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · 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 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningNear 58°14° · 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 10a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	54%	6%	1
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	45%	49%	2
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph35 km/h	38%	28%	3
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	37%	68%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	36%	51%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	34%	39%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	35%	54%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	36%	48%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	40%	78%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	47%	84%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	54%	82%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	60%	86%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	65%	91%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	67%	90%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	69%	91%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	67%	94%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	96%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	69%	99%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	67%	99%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	69%	98%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	69%	96%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	96%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	74%	93%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	69%	73%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	62%	91%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	52%	91%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	46%	91%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	41%	89%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	40%	90%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	39%	93%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	36%	87%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	38%	94%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	41%	94%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	47%	95%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	60%	88%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	65%	89%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	67%	89%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	70%	88%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	67%	87%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	69%	91%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	90%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	85%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	86%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	75%	91%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	74%	92%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	92%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	81%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	69%	74%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 65°18° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 39°4°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 56°13°. Typical 65°18° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°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. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 64°18° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 38°3°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 70°21°, low 56°13°. Typical 64°18° / 38°3°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly 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 70. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 38°3°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
1
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 74°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 63°17° / 37°3°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–63°17°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 37°3°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 41 mph65 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 74°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 63°17° / 37°3°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
73°23°–81°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–66°19°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 37°3°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 70°21°, low 52°11°. Typical 62°17° / 37°3°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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 70. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–79°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–65°18°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 37°3°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 69°21°, low 58°14°. Typical 62°17° / 36°2°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 68°20°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.22 in5.6 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–76°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 36°2°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 55°13°. Typical 62°17° / 36°2°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.36 in9.1 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°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–62°17°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 36°2°
Wind
28 mph46 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 53°12°. Typical 61°16° / 35°2°. Rain 0.54 in14 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  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
59°15°–75°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–67°19°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 35°2°
Wind
30 mph48 km/h, gusts 49 mph80 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 56°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 55°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 64–74°; chance of precipitation on Friday, 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

Neosho River near Parkerville

8.1 mi

Level: 8.3 ft

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Neosho River at Council Grove Lake

9.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1274 ft
Flow: 48,800 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Cottonwood River above Cottonwood Falls

18 mi

Level: 8.1 ft

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Cottonwood River near Plymouth

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.6 ft
Flow: 264 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

This week 7Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–1:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Herington · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1926–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−9°−5°SunOct 18
±0°MonOct 19
+5°+3°TueOct 20
+10°+5°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
+14°+8°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 51 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 23 min less
Golden hour: 5:59–6:52 PM; Morning 7:28–8:21 AM
Blue hour: 6:52–7:03 PM; Morning 7:18–7:28 AM; first light 7:18 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 92% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:01 AM · rises 5:33 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Wilsey, 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 Parkerville

Neosho River at Council Grove Lake

Cottonwood River above Cottonwood Falls

Cottonwood River near Plymouth

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