Observed 7:53 AM CDT at KHLC

Zurich, KS weather

Clear and 60°16°, 9°5° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 60°16°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; Gusts to 24 mph38 km/h around 10 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°1° cooler than this time yesterday (63°17° then, 60°16° now)

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by 11 AM
High 74°23° today at 2 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 51°11° tomorrow at 6 AM
Rain tomorrow from 1 PM (80%, 1.4 in36 mm)

This morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Cloudy
This afternoonNear 72°22° · rain chance 20% · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 65°18° · Rain 1–6 PM (50%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Rain all night (80%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	59°15°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	75%	83%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	70%	85%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	63%	91%	1
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	53%	85%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	51%	87%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	49%	57%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	48%	78%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	48%	89%	4
Sat 4p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	49%	91%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 62°17° to 74°23°)	72°22°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	51%	94%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 61°16° to 71°22°)	69°21°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	55%	99%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 68°20°)	64°18°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	65%	100%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 66°19°)	61°16°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	70%	91%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 65°18°)	59°15°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	72%	86%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 64°18°)	57°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	77%	81%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 63°17°)	58°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	72%	70%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 63°17°)	57°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	72%	83%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 61°16°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	74%	66%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 60°16°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	77%	81%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	80%	81%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 58°14°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	83%	48%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	69%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	51°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	76%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	51°11°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	78%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	51°11°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	78%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	54°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	86%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 50°10° to 62°17°)	57°14°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	90%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 65°18°)	60°16°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	96%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 57°14° to 67°19°)	64°18°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	65%	92%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	65°18°	30%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	65%	86%	1
Sun 2p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	66°19°	40%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	96%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	67°19°	40%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	63%	93%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 72°22°)	66°19°	50%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	68%	91%	1
Sun 5p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 71°22°)	66°19°	50%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	70%	92%	1
Sun 6p	Rain	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	66°19°	50%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	70%	98%	0
Sun 7p	Drizzle	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Rain	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	87%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Rain	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	90%	100%	0
Sun 10p	Heavy rain	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	87%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Drizzle	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	87%	100%	0
Mon 12a	Rain	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	87%	98%	0
Mon 1a	Drizzle	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	80%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	87%	95%	0
Mon 2a	Showers	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	80%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	90%	90%	0
Mon 3a	Showers	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	80%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	87%	92%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	80%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	90%	91%	0
Mon 5a	Showers	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	80%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	93%	92%	0
Mon 6a	Showers	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	80%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	93%	93%	0
Mon 7a	Showers	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	80%, 0.04 in1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	96%	91%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 65°18° / 37°3°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–61°16°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 37°3°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 68°20°, low 54°12°. Typical 65°18° / 37°3°. Rain 0.49 in12 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  50% chance · 0.55 in14 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Heavy rain, 61°16°
  60% chance · 0.36 in9.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 56°13°
  80% chance · 0.4 in10 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers between noon and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 66°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 64°18° / 36°2°. Rain 0.35 in8.9 mm, 80% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 58°14°
  80% chance · 0.19 in4.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 66. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–58°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 36°2°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 66°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 64°18° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 36°2°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 63°17° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
46°8°–58°14°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 36°2°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 41 mph65 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 63°17° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 35°2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 67°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 62°17° / 35°2°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–64°18°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 35°2°
Wind
28 mph44 km/h, gusts 42 mph67 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 62°17° / 34°1°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 72°22°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  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°–75°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–63°17°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 34°1°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 51°11°. Typical 62°17° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 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
57°14°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–59°15°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 34°1°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 49 mph80 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 63°17°, low 50°10°. Typical 61°16° / 34°1°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°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
57°14°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–58°14°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 34°1°
Wind
29 mph46 km/h, gusts 47 mph76 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 68°, low 54°, cooling off.
Monday
76% chance of rain, high 66°, low 45°.
Rest of week
Highs 63–71°; chance of precipitation on Friday.

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

S F Solomon River at Webster Reservoir

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1865 ft

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

S F Solomon River above Webster Reservoir

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.8 ft

Reading from Sat 7:15 AM · NWS gauge page

S F Solomon River at Woodston

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.9 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Bow Creek near Stockton

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.9 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:45 AM · 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 10Typical 106

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 9:00 AM–8:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Plainville 4wnw · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1904–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−8°−4°SunOct 18
+1°±0°MonOct 19
+6°+3°TueOct 20
+10°+6°WedOct 21
+12°+6°ThuOct 22
+14°+8°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Zurich 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: 6:09–7:03 PM; Morning 7:40–8:34 AM
Blue hour: 7:03–7:13 PM; Morning 7:29–7:40 AM; first light 7:29 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 78% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:13 AM · rises 5:44 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Zurich, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

S F Solomon River at Webster Reservoir

S F Solomon River above Webster Reservoir

S F Solomon River at Woodston

Bow Creek near Stockton

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