Observed 6:55 PM CDT at KGCM

Salina, OK weather

Clear and 72°22°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 72°22°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the southeast. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 7 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 44Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.22 inHg1023 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° warmer than this time yesterday (68°20° then, 72°22° now)

Good hours for

Low 59°15° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon
High 79°26° tomorrow at 5 PM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 9 PM

TonightDown to 61°16° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 5 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 59°15° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · Partly 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 7p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	53%	63%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	63%	45%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	68%	45%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	65%	82%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	63%	80%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	63%	72%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	65%	62%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	67%	67%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	65%	77%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	70%	81%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	82%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	76%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	81%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 66°19°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	81%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	86%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	63%	86%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	57%	87%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	49%	87%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 81°27°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	50%	87%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 82°28°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	46%	86%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 83°28°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	43%	88%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 83°28°)	78°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	42%	88%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	41%	86%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	92%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	51%	92%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	61%	97%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	63%	96%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	65%	96%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	63%	98%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	61%	91%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	65%	91%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	65%	92%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	67%	97%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	79%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	81%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	54%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	80%	53%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	36%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	78%	22%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	67%	12%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	56%	23%	3
Mon 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	49%	65%	4
Mon 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	43%	70%	4
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	38%	38%	5
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	36%	20%	4
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	36%	38%	3
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	39%	35%	2
Mon 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	43%	79%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 59°15°. Typical 70°21° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
57°14°–59°15°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 47°8°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 57°14°. Typical 70°21° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
57°14°–66°19°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 47°8°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 62°17°. Typical 69°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
55°13°–64°18°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 46°8°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 63°17°. Typical 69°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  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 between 7am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 46°8°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 65°18°. Typical 68°20° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 46°8°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 65°18°. Typical 68°20° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 45°7°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 77°25°, low 65°18°. Typical 68°20° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–82°28°
Low, likely
62°17°–68°20°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 45°7°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 74°23°, low 64°18°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 78°26°, low 64°18°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°26°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 72°22°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 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
73°23°–87°31°
Low, likely
56°13°–70°21°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 62°17°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–83°28°
Low, likely
46°8°–70°21°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 44°7°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 82°, low 59°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 57°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 62°.
Rest of week
Highs 74–80°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

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

Illinois River (AR OK) at Chewey

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.4 ft
Flow: 199 cfs

Forecast peak 2.5 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Hudson Lake

4.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 620 ft
Flow: 216,000 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Spavinaw Dam

8.7 mi

Level: 680 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Lake Eucha

14 mi

Level: 770 ft

Reading from Sat 6:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

This week 8Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 8:00 PM–7:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Spavinaw · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1923–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 57 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 16 min less
Golden hour: 5:57–6:49 PM; Morning 7:19–8:11 AM
Blue hour: 6:49–6:59 PM; Morning 7:09–7:19 AM; first light 7:09 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 70% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:53 AM · rises 5:30 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Salina. The highest point on the skyline is about 8,900 ft, 4 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.