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Emporia, KS 66801 Weather

Today: Sunny, high 82°F, low 60°F. Hourly and 10-day forecast from the National Weather Service. Times are local (CDT).

Emporia, KS 66801 current weather

63°F

Sunny

Forecast for this hour. No recent report from a nearby station.

H 82° / L 60°

  • No rain expected in the next 12 hours

No recent station report. NWS hourly forecast updated 10/28/2026, 4:11 AM PT

Hourly forecast

NWS, updated 10/28/2026, 4:11 AM PT

  1. Now63°11%
  2. 10 AM67°13%
  3. 11 AM72°
  4. 12 PM75°
  5. 1 PM79°
  6. 2 PM80°
  7. 3 PM81°
  8. 4 PM82°
  9. 5 PM81°
  10. 6 PM80°
  11. 7 PM76°
  12. 8 PM71°
  13. 9 PM70°
  14. 10 PM69°
  15. 11 PM68°
  16. Thu12 AM67°
  17. 1 AM66°10%
  18. 2 AM64°11%
  19. 3 AM63°13%
  20. 4 AM63°18%
  21. 5 AM61°17%
  22. 6 AM61°13%
  23. 7 AM60°11%
  24. 8 AM60°
  25. 9 AM62°
  26. 10 AM67°
  27. 11 AM71°
  28. 12 PM74°
  29. 1 PM77°
  30. 2 PM80°
  31. 3 PM81°
  32. 4 PM81°12%
  33. 5 PM82°15%
  34. 6 PM79°22%
  35. 7 PM75°38%
  36. 8 PM72°38%
  37. 9 PM68°38%
  38. 10 PM67°38%
  39. 11 PM66°38%
  40. Fri12 AM64°38%
  41. 1 AM63°11%
  42. 2 AM63°11%
  43. 3 AM63°11%
  44. 4 AM62°11%
  45. 5 AM62°11%
  46. 6 AM61°11%
  47. 7 AM60°26%
  48. 8 AM62°26%

10-day forecast

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  • Today10/2818% chance of precipitationLow 60°High 82°

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Sunny
  • Thu10/2938% chance of precipitationLow 59°High 82°

    Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
  • Fri10/3067% chance of precipitationLow 54°High 77°

    Friday: A chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
  • Sat10/3151% chance of precipitationLow 52°High 69°

    Saturday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Chance Rain Showers
  • Sun11/150% chance of precipitationLow 54°High 73°

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

    Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Partly Sunny
  • Mon11/278% chance of precipitationLow 50°High 71°

    Monday: Rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Monday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Rain Showers
  • Tue11/355% chance of precipitationLow 45°High 67°

    Tuesday: Rain showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

    Rain Showers Likely
  • Wed11/4Model blend17% chance of precipitationLow 42°High 63°

    Wednesday: Partly cloudy, slight chance of rain. High near 63°. Low that night near 42°.

    Computer model guidance from the NOAA National Blend of Models, not a forecast written by NWS forecasters. Expect changes this far out.

  • Thu11/5Model blendLow 41°High 63°

    Thursday: Mostly sunny. High near 63°. Low that night near 41°.

    Computer model guidance from the NOAA National Blend of Models, not a forecast written by NWS forecasters. Expect changes this far out.

  • Fri11/6Model blendLow High 65°

    Friday: Partly cloudy. High near 65°.

    Computer model guidance from the NOAA National Blend of Models, not a forecast written by NWS forecasters. Expect changes this far out.

Forecast for 38.427, -96.191 from the NWS TOP office, updated 10/28/2026, 4:11 AM PT · Official forecast on weather.gov

Days 8 to 10: NOAA National Blend of Models, station KEMP (Emporia Muni, 7 mi), model run 10/27/2026, 6:00 PM CDT

From the National Weather Service; may be delayed. Not for life-safety decisions. In an emergency, call 911.

Next 6 hours

NWS hourly forecast

  1. Now63°Sunny11%15 mph
  2. 10 AM67°Sunny13%15 mph
  3. 11 AM72°Sunny3%20 mph
  4. 12 PM75°Sunny4%20 mph
  5. 1 PM79°Sunny1%20 mph
  6. 2 PM80°Sunny1%20 mph

Hourly details

Next 7 days: temperature chart, feels like, rain and snow amounts, sky cover, wind and gustsShow
45°65°85°0%100%WedThuFriSatSunMonTue82°63°82°60°76°60°68°55°73°53°71°55°67°51°

Line: temperature °F. Bars: chance of precipitation.

  1. WedNow63°11%15
  2.  10 AM67°13%15
  3.  11 AM72°3%20
  4.  12 PM75°4%20
  5.  1 PM79°1%20
  6.  2 PM80°1%20
  7.  3 PM81°1%20
  8.  4 PM82°0%20
  9.  5 PM81°1%20
  10.  6 PM80°0%15
  11.  7 PM76°2%10
  12.  8 PM71°3%10
  13.  9 PM70°3%10
  14.  10 PM69°3%10
  15.  11 PM68°4%10
  16. Thu 10/2912 AM67°4%10
  17.  1 AM66°10%10
  18.  2 AM64°11%5
  19.  3 AM63°13%5
  20.  4 AM63°18%5
  21.  5 AM61°17%5
  22.  6 AM61°13%5
  23.  7 AM60°11%5
  24.  8 AM60°8%5
  25.  9 AM62°6%5
  26.  10 AM67°3%5
  27.  11 AM71°0%5
  28.  12 PM74°0%5
  29.  1 PM77°0%5
  30.  2 PM80°0%5
  31.  3 PM81°0%5
  32.  4 PM81°12%5
  33.  5 PM82°15%5
  34.  6 PM79°22%5
  35.  7 PM75°38%5
  36.  8 PM72°38%5
  37.  9 PM68°38%5
  38.  10 PM67°38%5
  39.  11 PM66°38%5
  40. Fri 10/3012 AM64°38%5
  41.  1 AM63°11%5
  42.  2 AM63°11%5
  43.  3 AM63°11%5
  44.  4 AM62°11%5
  45.  5 AM62°11%5
  46.  6 AM61°11%5
  47.  7 AM60°26%5
  48.  8 AM62°26%5
  49.  9 AM65°26%5
  50.  10 AM67°26%5
  51.  11 AM69°26%5
  52.  12 PM72°26%5
  53.  1 PM74°67%10
  54.  2 PM75°67%10
  55.  3 PM75°67%10
  56.  4 PM76°67%10
  57.  5 PM74°67%5
  58.  6 PM71°67%5
  59.  7 PM69°54%5
  60.  8 PM66°54%5
  61.  9 PM64°54%5
  62.  10 PM62°54%5
  63.  11 PM61°54%5
  64. Sat 10/3112 AM60°54%0
  65.  1 AM59°40%0
  66.  2 AM59°40%0
  67.  3 AM58°40%0
  68.  4 AM57°40%0
  69.  5 AM57°40%0
  70.  6 AM56°40%0
  71.  7 AM55°51%0
  72.  8 AM57°51%0
  73.  9 AM58°51%5
  74.  10 AM60°51%5
  75.  11 AM62°51%5
  76.  12 PM64°51%5
  77.  1 PM66°34%5
  78.  2 PM67°34%5
  79.  3 PM67°34%5
  80.  4 PM68°34%5
  81.  5 PM67°34%5
  82.  6 PM65°34%5
  83.  7 PM63°31%5
  84.  8 PM62°31%5
  85.  9 PM60°31%5
  86.  10 PM58°31%0
  87.  11 PM57°31%0
  88. Sun 11/112 AM57°31%0
  89.  1 AM56°18%0
  90.  1 AM56°18%0
  91.  2 AM55°18%0
  92.  3 AM55°18%0
  93.  4 AM55°18%0
  94.  5 AM54°18%0
  95.  6 AM53°11%0
  96.  7 AM56°11%0
  97.  8 AM58°11%0
  98.  9 AM60°11%0
  99.  10 AM63°11%0
  100.  11 AM66°11%5
  101.  12 PM69°9%5
  102.  1 PM70°9%5
  103.  2 PM72°9%5
  104.  3 PM73°9%5
  105.  4 PM71°9%5
  106.  5 PM69°9%5
  107.  6 PM67°22%5
  108.  7 PM65°22%5
  109.  8 PM63°22%5
  110.  9 PM61°22%5
  111.  10 PM60°22%5
  112.  11 PM60°22%5
  113. Mon 11/212 AM59°50%5
  114.  1 AM58°50%5
  115.  2 AM57°50%5
  116.  3 AM57°50%5
  117.  4 AM56°50%5
  118.  5 AM56°50%5
  119.  6 AM55°78%10
  120.  7 AM57°78%10
  121.  8 AM59°78%10
  122.  9 AM61°78%15
  123.  10 AM64°78%15
  124.  11 AM66°78%15
  125.  12 PM68°70%15
  126.  1 PM69°70%15
  127.  2 PM70°70%15
  128.  3 PM71°70%15
  129.  4 PM69°70%15
  130.  5 PM67°70%15
  131.  6 PM65°64%15
  132.  7 PM63°64%15
  133.  8 PM61°64%15
  134.  9 PM59°64%15
  135.  10 PM58°64%15
  136.  11 PM56°64%10
  137. Tue 11/312 AM55°54%10
  138.  1 AM54°54%10
  139.  2 AM54°54%10
  140.  3 AM53°54%15
  141.  4 AM52°54%15
  142.  5 AM51°54%15
  143.  6 AM51°52%15
  144.  7 AM53°52%15
  145.  8 AM55°52%15
  146.  9 AM57°52%15
  147.  10 AM59°52%15
  148.  11 AM61°52%20
  149.  12 PM64°55%20
  150.  1 PM65°55%15
  151.  2 PM66°55%15
  152.  3 PM67°55%15
  153.  4 PM64°55%15
  154.  5 PM62°55%15
  155.  6 PM60°35%10
  156.  7 PM58°35%10

Temperature °F · chance of precipitation · wind in mph

NWS hourly forecast updated 10/28/2026, 4:11 AM PT

Radar and satellite

National radar

NEXRAD (last 50 min) and GOES

Latest

Nearby hazards

Kansas hazards

Severe storm and flash flood outlooks, expected rain, river flooding and wildfires near this area

  • Severe storm outlook today:General thunderstormsOutlook map
  • Excessive rainfall outlook (flash flood risk):Could not check the Weather Prediction Center outlook right now.
  • River gauges within 40 miles at or above flood stage: None reported
  • Active wildfires within 50 miles: None reported

UV and air quality forecast

EPA and AirNow

UV index today (Emporia)
4Moderate
  1. 110a
  2. 211a
  3. 312p
  4. 41p
  5. 42p
  6. 33p
  7. 24p
  8. 15p

UV index guide · Air quality

Drought

By county

Lyon County, week of 10/20/2026

17% of the county is abnormally dry. No drought.

Sun and moon

Local time, center of the area

Sunrise
7:47 AM
Sunset
6:29 PM
Daylight
10 hr 42 min
Moon
Waning Gibbous 93% lit
First light (civil dawn)
7:20 AM
Last light (civil dusk)
6:56 PM
Moonrise
8 PM
Moonset
10:49 AM

Normal October weather

Climate

Normal October high 68°, low 44°, precipitation 2.89 in for the month. 1991 to 2020 normals at Emporia 3 NW, 2 mi away.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the high temperature today in Emporia, KS 66801?
The National Weather Service forecast for today calls for a high near 82°F. Sunny.
Will it rain in Emporia, KS 66801 in the next 24 hours?
The NWS hourly forecast does not show any hour with a 50% or higher chance of precipitation in the next 24 hours.
What is the 10-day forecast for Emporia, KS 66801?
The first 7 days come from the National Weather Service forecast. Days 8 to 10 (Nov 4 to Nov 6) come from the NOAA National Blend of Models, with highs of 63°F to 65°F. Model guidance this far out often changes.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Emporia, KS 66801 today?
Sunrise is about 7:47 AM CDT and sunset is about 6:29 PM CDT (calculated for the center of the area, within a few minutes).
What is the normal October weather in Emporia, KS 66801?
At Emporia 3 NW, the 1991 to 2020 normal high in October is 68°F and the normal low is 44°F.

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