Fort Scott, KS Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

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Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Cloudy 53°F
Feels Like 53°F  
Humidity 71% Dew Point 44°F Wind NW 20 MPH Gusts 33 Barometer 29.64 in.
Solar Rad 21 w/m2 Visibility 10 mi.
Report from a NOAA weather station 4.2 mi. SW of central Fort Scott
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Showers, High 42F, Low 23F
20%
42
23
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Sunny, High 50F, Low 41F
50
41
SatDec 20
Sat Dec 20: Mostly Sunny, High 58F, Low 29F
58
29
SunDec 21
Sun Dec 21: Mostly Sunny, High 51F, Low 37F
51
37
MonDec 22
Mon Dec 22: Partly Sunny, High 58F, Low 46F
58
46
TueDec 23
Tue Dec 23: Mostly Sunny, High 67F, Low 49F
67
49
WedDec 24
Wed Dec 24: Partly Sunny, High 69F
69
 

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

Warming trend through the week with high temperatures climbing from 50°F to 69°F. Mostly dry conditions with only one day showing rain chances.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 14°F above the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 45°F with lows around 26°F.

This Date in Weather History

1957 - A tornado swept across Jackson County, Williamson County and Franklin County in southern Illinois killing eleven persons.

More on this and other weather history

Fort Scott, KS 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Dec 18

Showers

Day: A 20 percent chance of showers before 9am. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 42 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 32. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

Clear

Night: Clear, with a low around 23. Northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Friday Dec 19

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 50. Wind chill values as low as 19 early. Light west wind becoming south 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Wind chill values as low as 34. South wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Saturday Dec 20

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. South wind 9 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Sunday Dec 21

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Monday Dec 22

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 58.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Tuesday Dec 23

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Wednesday Dec 24

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 69.


About Fort Scott, KS

Fort Scott is a city in and the county seat of Bourbon County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 7,552. It is named for Gen. Winfield Scott. The city is located 88 miles (142 km) south of Kansas City on the Marmaton River. It is the home of the Fort Scott National Historic Site and the Fort Scott National Cemetery.

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