Observed 3:15 PM CDT at KHUT

Windom, KS weather

Sunny and 79°26°.

Forecasts agree

Now 79°26°

Sunny

Wind: 16 mph26 km/h; From the south. 711–16 mph26 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.17 inHg1022 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.6 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 (78°26° then, 79°26° now)

Good hours for

High 78°26° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 56°13° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon
Gusts to 27 mph43 km/h Monday from 11 AM

This afternoonNear 76°24° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · rain chance 30% · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 69°21° · rain chance 30% · gusts to 27 mph43 km/h · 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	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	42%	48%	4
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	40%	63%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	43%	73%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	45%	73%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	52%	69%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	58%	91%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	61%	88%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	62%	86%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	64%	84%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	65%	89%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	66%	91%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	68%	91%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	71%	90%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	95%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	96%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	78%	97%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	98%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	97%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	76%	95%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	94%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	58%	90%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	50%	88%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	48%	91%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	46%	95%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	46%	97%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	47%	98%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	49%	97%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	50%	96%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	58%	95%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	63%	94%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	66%	94%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	67%	97%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	68%	96%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	70%	98%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	71%	99%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	73%	94%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	74%	90%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	76%	86%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	79%	86%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	20%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	80%	75%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	30%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	80%	72%	0
Mon 8a	Showers	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	30%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	82%	72%	0
Mon 9a	Showers	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	78%	73%	0
Mon 10a	Showers	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	30%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	70%	57%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	30%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	64%	67%	1
Mon 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	30%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	59%	75%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	69°21°	30%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	55%	71%	3
Mon 2p	Showers	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	70°21°	30%	16 mph26 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	52%	70%	2

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–58°14°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind around 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 71°22°, low 54°12°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 57°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 71°22°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 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. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 42 mph68 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 58°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–79°26°
Low, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 42 mph67 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 60°16°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  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 after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 74°23°, low 57°14°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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 74. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–80°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–66°19°
Wind
26 mph41 km/h, gusts 40 mph65 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 68°20°, low 59°15°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Wind
25 mph39 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 53°12°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  20% chance · 0.28 in7.2 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
62°17°–76°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–63°17°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 46 mph74 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 64°18°, low 49°9°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  30% chance
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°–75°24°
Low, likely
39°4°–64°18°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 50 mph80 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 57°.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 54°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 64–79°; 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

Smoky Hill River at Kanopolis Lake

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1467 ft

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Cow Creek (KS) at Lyons

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.6 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Cow Creek above Hutchinson

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.5 ft
Flow: 11 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Smoky Hill River at Lindsborg

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.3 ft
Flow: 137 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 52 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 22 min less
Golden hour: 6:04–6:57 PM; Morning 7:33–8:26 AM
Blue hour: 6:57–7:08 PM; Morning 7:22–7:33 AM; first light 7:22 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 90% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:06 AM · rises 5:39 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Windom, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Smoky Hill River at Kanopolis Lake

Cow Creek (KS) at Lyons

Cow Creek above Hutchinson

Smoky Hill River at Lindsborg

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon