Observed 6:52 AM CDT at KLWC

Winchester, KS weather

Clear and 52°11°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 52°11°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the east-southeast. Gusts to 21 mph33 km/h around 11 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.24 inHg1024 hPa; Rising 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 (52°11° then, 52°11° now)

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by noon
High 78°26° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM

This morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · 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 7a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	35%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	28%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	72%	19%	0
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	62%	44%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	56%	15%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	49%	13%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	45%	25%	4
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	42%	26%	4
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	39%	35%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	40%	73%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	43%	77%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	45%	78%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	57%	84%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	63%	89%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	65%	93%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	92%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	93%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	94%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	69%	96%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	94%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	84%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	77%	81%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	88%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	77%	94%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	82%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	92%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	90%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	74%	1
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	63%	62%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	55%	81%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	48%	76%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	46%	89%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	43%	86%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	42%	90%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	94%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	50%	94%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	57%	71%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	67%	96%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	96%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	70%	92%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	72%	92%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	84%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	75%	86%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	83%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	78%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	79%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	74%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	69%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 53°12°. Typical 66°19° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 41°5°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 75°24°, low 54°12°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 56°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 75°24°).
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 70°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 40°4°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 74°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–62°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 73°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 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: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–81°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–64°18°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 70°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 63°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  40% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–65°18°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 39°4°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 61°16°. Typical 63°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.19 in4.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.3 in7.5 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
63°17°–77°25°
Low, likely
56°13°–67°19°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 39°4°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 55°13°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Rain 0.48 in12 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.29 in7.4 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
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–62°17°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 38°3°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Rain 0.64 in16 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.32 in8.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  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
57°14°–74°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–66°19°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 38°3°
Wind
29 mph46 km/h, gusts 49 mph79 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 53°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 54°.
Rest of week
Highs 64–74°; 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

Kansas River at Lecompton

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.5 ft
Flow: 10,100 cfs

Forecast peak 6.4 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 4:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Stranger Creek at Easton

8.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 30 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Delaware River (KS) at Perry Lake

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 894 ft

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Missouri River at Atchison

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.0 ft
Flow: 39,700 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 92% less heating than a typical week.

This week 7Typical 87

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–1:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Valley Falls · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1948–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 49 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 25 min less
Golden hour: 5:52–6:46 PM; Morning 7:23–8:17 AM
Blue hour: 6:46–6:56 PM; Morning 7:13–7:23 AM; first light 7:13 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:56 AM · rises 5:27 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Winchester, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Kansas River at Lecompton

Stranger Creek at Easton

Delaware River (KS) at Perry Lake

Missouri River at Atchison

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