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Observed 4:15 PM CDT at KPTT

Zenda, KS weather

Sunny and 79°26°.

Today: low 57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°), high 79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°).

Mostly agree

Now 79°26°

Sunny

Wind
13 mph21 km/h
From the south. 35–13 mph21 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point
51°11°
Comfortable
UV tomorrow
5Moderate
Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure
30.18 inHg1022 hPa
Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.7 hPa in 3 h

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

Good hours for
  • Below 70°21° tonight after 9 PM
  • Low 57°14° tomorrow at 7 AM
  • Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon
  • Gusts to 27 mph43 km/h Monday from 11 AM
  1. This afternoonNear 77°25° · Partly cloudy
  2. TonightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · Cloudy
  3. Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Cloudy
  4. Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
  5. Tomorrow nightDown to 59°15° by 5 AM · Cloudy
  6. Monday morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · rain chance 30% · gusts to 25 mph40 km/h · Mostly cloudy
  7. Monday afternoonUp to 71°22° by 3 PM · rain chance 30% · gusts to 27 mph43 km/h · Cloudy
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 4pSunny78°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)78°26°0%13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h40%44%2
Sat 5pMostly cloudy76°24° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)76°24°0%10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h42%49%1
Sat 6pMostly cloudy74°23° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)74°23°0%9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h45%66%0
Sat 7pPartly cloudy72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)72°22°0%7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h48%82%0
Sat 8pCloudy70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)70°21°0%7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h54%94%0
Sat 9pCloudy67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)67°19°0%7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h57%94%0
Sat 10pCloudy66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)66°19°0%7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h59%91%0
Sat 11pCloudy65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)65°18°0%6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h62%94%0
Sun 12aCloudy63°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)63°17°0%5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h65%82%0
Sun 1aCloudy62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)62°17°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h67%78%0
Sun 2aCloudy61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)61°16°0%3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h71%84%0
Sun 3aCloudy60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)60°16°0%3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h73%87%0
Sun 4aCloudy59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)59°15°0%3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h75%87%0
Sun 5aCloudy58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)58°14°0%3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h76%89%0
Sun 6aCloudy58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)58°14°0%5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h77%91%0
Sun 7aCloudy57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)57°14°0%5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h79%92%0
Sun 8aCloudy57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)57°14°0%5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h78%92%0
Sun 9aCloudy59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)59°15°0%6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h75%94%0
Sun 10aCloudy64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)64°18°0%6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h64%93%1
Sun 11aCloudy67°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)67°19°0%8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h58%87%2
Sun 12pCloudy70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)70°21°0%9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h55%80%3
Sun 1pCloudy73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)73°23°0%10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h52%77%4
Sun 2pCloudy75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)75°24°0%12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h50%81%5
Sun 3pCloudy76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)76°24°0%12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h49%83%4
Sun 4pCloudy76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)76°24°0%12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h48%86%3
Sun 5pCloudy76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)76°24°0%12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h48%86%2
Sun 6pCloudy75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)75°24°0%9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h49%89%1
Sun 7pCloudy73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)73°23°0%8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h53%91%0
Sun 8pCloudy70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)70°21°0%8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h58%96%0
Sun 9pCloudy67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)67°19°0%9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h64%96%0
Sun 10pCloudy66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)66°19°0%9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h66%90%0
Sun 11pCloudy65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)65°18°0%8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h68%87%0
Mon 12aCloudy64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)64°18°0%7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h70%88%0
Mon 1aCloudy63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)63°17°0%7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h71%89%0
Mon 2aCloudy62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)62°17°0%7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h73%93%0
Mon 3aCloudy61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)61°16°5%7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h75%55%0
Mon 4aCloudy60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)60°16°5%7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h76%82%0
Mon 5aCloudy59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)59°15°5%7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h77%81%0
Mon 6aCloudy59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)59°15°10%7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h77%75%0
Mon 7aCloudy58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)58°14°30%7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h78%74%0
Mon 8aPartly sunny58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)58°14°30%7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h79%64%0
Mon 9aCloudy60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)60°16°30%8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h74%81%0
Mon 10aCloudy62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)62°17°30%9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h67%92%1
Mon 11aCloudy65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)65°18°30%10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph41 km/h62%80%2
Mon 12pCloudy67°19° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)67°19°30%12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h58%82%3
Mon 1pCloudy69°21° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)69°21°20%13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph43 km/h55%82%4
Mon 2pCloudy70°21° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)70°21°20%13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph43 km/h53%87%3
Mon 3pShowers71°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)71°22°20%13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph41 km/h52%94%1

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.
  1. Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Mostly cloudy, 78°26°

      Dry

    2. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 70°21°

      Dry

    3. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 58°14°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind 3 to 9 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    77°25°–80°27°
    Low, likely
    55°13°–57°14°
    Wind
    16 mph26 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 57°14°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 76°24°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 70°21°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 59°15°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South southeast wind 5 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South southeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    74°23°–77°25°
    Low, likely
    55°13°–58°14°
    Wind
    15 mph24 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 72°22°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 58°14°

      30% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Showers, 71°22°

      30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 66°19°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 60°15°

      50% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    69°21°–73°23°
    Low, likely
    56°13°–60°16°
    Wind
    19 mph30 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 57°14°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 58°14°

      50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 67°19°

      30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Mostly clear, 65°18°

      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 rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    65°18°–73°23°
    Low, likely
    57°14°–59°15°
    Wind
    19 mph30 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 60°16°. 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

      Partly cloudy, 63°17°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.

    Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    78°26°–79°26°
    Low, likely
    59°15°–61°16°
    Wind
    23 mph36 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 80°27°, low 61°16°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 63°17°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Mostly sunny, 79°26°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Mostly clear, 73°23°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 64°18°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Sunny, with a high near 80.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    79°26°–80°27°
    Low, likely
    61°16°–62°17°
    Wind
    21 mph33 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 74°23°, low 58°14°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Showers, 64°18°

      40% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Showers, 72°22°

      40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 66°19°

      40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 60°16°

      50% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Rain showers likely after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    68°20°–79°26°
    Low, likely
    58°14°–63°17°
    Wind
    25 mph40 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 61°16°

      50% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 70°21°

      40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 65°18°

      30% chance

    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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    65°18°–74°23°
    Low, likely
    58°14°–61°16°
    Wind
    19 mph31 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 54°12°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 60°16°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 66°19°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 58°14°

      20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 53°12°

      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
    63°17°–77°25°
    Low, likely
    46°8°–63°17°
    Wind
    25 mph40 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 50°10°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 56°13°

      30% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 66°19°

      30% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 54°12°

      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°–80°27°
    Low, likely
    41°5°–61°16°
    Wind
    23 mph36 km/h, gusts 48 mph78 km/h
    UV peak
    4

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 79°, low 57°.

  2. Tomorrow

    Dry, high 77°, low 58°.

  3. Monday

    Dry, high 72°, low 56°, cooling off.

  4. Rest of week

    Highs 66–80°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Friday, Saturday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (ICT) (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

Ninnescah River near Murdock

25 mi
Below flood stage
Level
3.2 ft
Flow
116 cfs

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:50 AM, sunset 6:44 PM.

Daylight
10 h 54 min
Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 19 min less
Golden hour
6:08–7:00 PM
Morning 7:33–8:26 AM
Blue hour
7:00–7:10 PM
Morning 7:23–7:33 AM; first light 7:23 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 88% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today
sets 6:07 AM · rises 5:41 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 9
Looking west from Zenda. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.