Arkansas City, KS Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Station

Clear 51°F
Feels Like 51°F  
Humidity 77% Dew Point 44°F Wind N 7 MPH Barometer 29.91 in.759.7 mm
Visibility 10 mi.
Report from a NOAA weather station 7.2 miles N of central Arkansas City
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Point Forecast at a Glance

SatNov 15
Sat Nov 15: Clear, Low 47F
 
47
SunNov 16
Sun Nov 16: Sunny, High 71F, Low 50F
71
50
MonNov 17
Mon Nov 17: Sunny, High 77F, Low 50F
77
50
TueNov 18
Tue Nov 18: Mostly Sunny, High 72F, Low 50F
72
50
WedNov 19
Wed Nov 19: Thunderstorms, High 74F, Low 55F
30%
74
55
ThuNov 20
Thu Nov 20: Thunderstorms, High 65F, Low 44F
60%
65
44
FriNov 21
Fri Nov 21: Showers, High 56F, Low 36F
30%
56
36

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures start near 71°F, reaching 77°F before cooling to 56°F, then recovering to 56°F by week's end. Unsettled weather expected with rain likely on at least 4 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 9°F above the historical average for November. Normal highs for this period are around 58°F with lows around 34°F.

This Date in Weather History

1988 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from Oklahoma and northeastern Texas to northern Indiana and southern Wisconsin from mid morning through the pre-dawn hours of the following day. Thunderstorms spawned forty-four tornadoes, including thirteen in Missouri, and there were more than two hundred reports of large hail or damaging winds. A tornado in central Arkansas hit Scott and Lonoke killing five people, injuring sixty others, and causing fifteen million dollars damage.

More on this and other weather history

Arkansas City, KS 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Saturday Nov 15

Clear

Night: Clear, with a low around 47. Northeast wind around 6 mph.

Sunday Nov 16

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. East wind 6 to 10 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. East wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Monday Nov 17

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South wind 5 to 8 mph.

Tuesday Nov 18

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

Showers

Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Wednesday Nov 19

Thunderstorms

Day: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thunderstorms

Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Nov 20

Thunderstorms

Day: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thunderstorms

Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Friday Nov 21

Showers

Day: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

Showers

Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Saturday Nov 22

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.


About Arkansas City, KS

Arkansas City () is a city in Cowley County, Kansas, United States, situated at the confluence of the Arkansas and Walnut rivers in the southwestern part of the county. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 11,974.

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