Independence, KS Weather

Montgomery County8:18 AM CDT37.22°N, 95.71°WElevation 804 ft

Current conditions

Sunny
52°
Sunny
Feels like 52°
High 77°·Low 55°
WindSE 6 mph
Humidity88%
Dew point49°
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover18%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:39 AM
Sunset6:37 PM

Forecast for this hour (no station report in the last two hours)

Forecast

10-day

  • Friday

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South southeast wind 5 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

  • Friday Night

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.

  • Saturday

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 3 to 8 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 14 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Sunny 52°
  2. 9 AM Mostly Sunny 56°
  3. 10 AM Sunny 62°
  4. 11 AM Mostly Sunny 67°
  5. 12 PM Mostly Sunny 70°
  6. 1 PM Partly Sunny 74°
  7. 2 PM Partly Sunny 76°
  8. 3 PM Partly Sunny 76°
  9. 4 PM Partly Sunny 77°
  10. 5 PM Partly Sunny 76°
  11. 6 PM Partly Cloudy 74°
  12. 7 PM Partly Cloudy 70°
  13. 8 PM Partly Cloudy 65°
  14. 9 PM Partly Cloudy 63°
  15. 10 PM Partly Cloudy 62°
  16. 11 PM Mostly Cloudy 60°
  17. Sat12 AM Mostly Cloudy 60°
  18. 1 AM Mostly Cloudy 59°
  19. 2 AM Partly Cloudy 58°
  20. 3 AM Mostly Clear 57°
  21. 4 AM Partly Cloudy 56°
  22. 5 AM Mostly Clear 56°
  23. 6 AM Sunny 55°
  24. 7 AM Mostly Sunny 55°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 22 Mostly Clear Mostly Clear52°
  2. TodayOct 23 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny55°77°
  3. SatOct 24 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny54°77°
  4. SunOct 25 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny55°77°
  5. MonOct 26 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny54°74°
  6. TueOct 27 Mostly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy14%52°69°
  7. WedOct 28 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny15%51°71°
  8. ThuOct 29 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny14%71°
  9. FriOct 30 Cloudy Cloudy52°60°
  10. SatOct 31 Heavy rain Heavy rain1.19 in55°60°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

52
Moderate
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Chanute, KS reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:39 AM
Sunset 6:37 PM
Daylight 10 h 57 min (−2 min 13 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 92% lit
Moonrise 5:01 PM Moonset 4:54 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low69° / 44°
Record high94° (1939)
Record low22° (1937)
Wettest1.58 in (1908)
Month to date2.60 in (normal 3.07 in)

Independence, records since 1893. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in ICT, issued 5 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Above normal temperatures through the weekend with near-normal temperatures next week

- Mostly dry conditions through the weekend; rain chances return early next week

Discussion

Issued at 245 AM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

As of 230AM Friday morning, an omega blocking pattern was present across the CONUS with trough axis' across the coasts and ridging across the central US. A weak perturbation was lifting across the Four Corners region with scattered showers and thunderstorms across NM/CO. The overall pattern is not progged to shift much over the next few days. With the forecast area remaining under the influence of the midlevel ridge, temperatures will remain above normal through the weekend with highs in the upper 70s to near 80. In addition, this will keep the best rain chances well-west of the forecast area and across far western KS and CO. By late Saturday night into Sunday, a strong northern stream midlevel trough will slide across the southern Canadian provinces, deamplifying the ridge axis across the MS Valley. As the ridge deamplifies, the western CONUS trough will eventually eject into the Plains early next week. It's arrival will bring rain chances back to the area and temperatures near- normal. A secondary shortwave trough across the Pacific NW may emerge across the central Plains towards the middle of next week, bringing additional rain chances to the forecast area Wednesday. Northwest midlevel looks to build in for the second half of next week yielding dry and seasonable temperatures in the upper 60s and lower 70s.

Aviation

Issued at 1035 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026

Quiet VFR conditions are expected the next 24 hours across central, south-central, and southeast Kansas. Isolated shower and thunderstorm activity overnight should remain well west- northwest of RSL and GBD. Deep High Plains low pressure will support continued breezy south winds Friday, with gusts up to around 25-30 kts, strongest for RSL and GBD.

Ict Watches

None.

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