Kansas weather today
We follow 61 towns and cities in Kansas, each with NWS, American, European side by side and the days they disagree flagged. Today the three models put highs between 71°F in Overland Park and 72°F in Wichita, and no model gives a 50% or higher chance of rain in any of the 11 places we hold today's forecast for.
Numbers from the forecast run of Saturday, October 3. Open any town for the live, hour-by-hour comparison.
Weather in Kansas' largest cities today
consensus of NWS, American, European, forecast run of Saturday, October 3Rain chance is the highest of the three models. "Models agree" compares their forecast highs, the same confidence rule as on every city page.
Kansas weather alerts and warnings
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Today across Kansas
from the latest model run, Saturday, October 3- Salina, KS49.1°F
- Lawrence, KS49.2°F
- Overland Park, KS49.6°F
- Hutchinson, KS49.6°F
Warmest and coldest use the average of NWS, American, European. "Rain most certain" ranks by the lowest chance among the models that give one (at least two), so a place only makes the list when they agree, and only from 30%. One place per area, so the list spreads across the state.
The past week across Kansas
analysed, the seven days September 22 to September 28Estimates from NASA POWER (GEOS-IT weather analysis, FLASHFlux satellite sunlight), not forecasts or station readings. Warmest and coolest are the average daily high. "Best week" is the sunniest week among places with an average high of 60-78°F. "Sunniest" is the sunlight that reached the ground as a share of what a clear sky would give at that latitude and date (FAO-56 clear-sky formula, approximate). Each value covers an area of about 50 km around the town, so one town per area. Rain is left out because weekly rain estimates differ too much between data sources to rank them honestly. The week ends a few days back because the sunlight data arrives with a delay.
Which forecast is most accurate in Kansas?
Over the last 30 days we graded the models in 15 Kansas cities against the recorded weather. The European model was most accurate in 14, the American in 1 of them. No model wins everywhere, which is why each city page names its own winner.
How we grade: the US accuracy scoreboard and our method.
Kansas climate, city by city
Across the 37 Kansas places we hold long-run averages for, typical July highs run from 88°F in Kansas City to 92°F in Junction City, and January highs from 36°F in Atchison to 45°F in Coffeyville. Kansas City is the wettest at about 43 in of precipitation a year, Garden City the driest at about 21 in.
Averages from ERA5 reanalysis, the same source as the climate tables on each city page.
All 61 places in Kansas
every town and city we cover, A to Z- Abilene
- Andover
- Arkansas City
- Atchison
- Augusta
- Basehor
- Bonner Springs
- Chanute
- Coffeyville
- Colby
- Concordia
- De Soto
- Derby
- Dodge City
- El Dorado
- Emporia
- Eudora
- Fort Riley North
- Fort Scott
- Garden City
- Gardner
- Great Bend
- Hays
- Haysville
- Hutchinson
- Independence
- Iola
- Junction City
- Kansas City
- Lansing
- Lawrence
- Leavenworth
- Leawood
- Lenexa
- Liberal
- Manhattan
- McPherson
- Merriam
- Mission
- Mulvane
- Newton
- Olathe
- Ottawa
- Overland Park
- Paola
- Park City
- Parsons
- Pittsburg
- Prairie Village
- Pratt
- Roeland Park
- Salina
- Shawnee
- Spring Hill
- Tonganoxie
- Topeka
- Ulysses
- Valley Center
- Wellington
- Wichita
- Winfield