Abilene, KS Weather

Dickinson County3:48 PM CDT38.92°N, 97.21°WElevation 1,155 ft

Current conditions

Sunny
78°
Sunny
Feels like 78°
High 78°·Low 52°
WindS 5 mph gusts 10 mph
Humidity45%
Dew point55°
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover10%
UV index4 Moderate
Sunrise7:45 AM
Sunset6:43 PM

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

Forecast

10-day

  • This Afternoon

    Sunny, with a high near 78. South wind around 5 mph.

  • Tonight

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 0 to 5 mph.

  • Thursday

    Sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 3 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Sunny 78°
  2. 4 PM Sunny 78°
  3. 5 PM Sunny 75°
  4. 6 PM Mostly Clear 71°
  5. 7 PM Partly Cloudy 69°
  6. 8 PM Partly Cloudy 64°
  7. 9 PM Partly Cloudy 62°
  8. 10 PM Partly Cloudy 60°
  9. 11 PM Partly Cloudy 59°
  10. Thu12 AM Partly Cloudy 58°
  11. 1 AM Partly Cloudy 57°
  12. 2 AM Mostly Clear 56°
  13. 3 AM Partly Cloudy 55°
  14. 4 AM Partly Cloudy 54°
  15. 5 AM Partly Cloudy 54°
  16. 6 AM Mostly Sunny 53°
  17. 7 AM Mostly Sunny 52°
  18. 8 AM Mostly Sunny 53°
  19. 9 AM Mostly Sunny 56°
  20. 10 AM Mostly Sunny 63°
  21. 11 AM Mostly Sunny 67°
  22. 12 PM Sunny 72°
  23. 1 PM Sunny 74°
  24. 2 PM Sunny 76°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 21 Sunny Sunny52°78°
  2. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny56°77°
  3. FriOct 23 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny59°77°
  4. SatOct 24 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny54°77°
  5. SunOct 25 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers38%50°71°
  6. MonOct 26 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers50%45°64°
  7. TueOct 27 Slight Chance Rain Showers Slight Chance Rain Showers23%42°60°
  8. WedOct 28 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy0.22 in53°76°
  9. ThuOct 29 Cloudy Cloudy40°59°
  10. FriOct 30 Sunny Sunny36°61°

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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Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:45 AM
Sunset 6:43 PM
Daylight 10 h 58 min (−2 min 24 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 80% lit
Moonrise 4:20 PM Moonset 2:53 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low68° / 41°
Record high90° (1947)
Record low24° (2011)
Wettest1.10 in (1983)
Yesterday73° / 47°
Month to date4.14 in (normal 1.81 in)

Chapman, records since 1904. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

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Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in TOP, issued 3 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Dry with above-average temperatures through the rest of the week.

- The next chance of rain comes Sunday night into Monday, followed by cooler temperatures.

Discussion

Issued at 310 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

A large closed low continues to spin off the CA coast with a ridge over the Southern Plains. A shortwave overhead rounding that ridge is responsible for widely scattered showers that remain across central and eastern KS early this morning. Once the upper wave passes to our east mid to late morning, that should end any lingering showers with subsidence taking over. That should also allow clouds to clear out with temperatures a little bit warmer than yesterday, reaching the mid to upper 70s. The upper ridge axis then moves overhead for Thursday and Friday, leading to slightly higher mid-level heights and increasing southerly winds, especially on Friday as lee sfc troughing deepens in response to the approaching upper trough to the west. While the spread in temperatures remains small, am thinking the 90th percentile is probably more accurate as models oftentimes are not warm enough in setups like these and we've already been seeing that trend the last few days, even if only by a few degrees. With that in mind, would think some places will probably see low 80s at some point between today and Saturday.

More of the guidance seems to be catching on to the slower trend with the upper trough and associated cold front. The lead shortwave on Friday looks to eject north/northeast of the area and phase with the northern stream troughing pattern in Canada, limiting its impact on our area. What remains of the southern stream looks to move across the Four Corners region Sunday and eventually through the Plains Monday, bringing the front through the area sometime Monday. There are still enough timing differences that result in large temperature spreads starting Sunday in north central KS if the front were to move faster and bring clouds/rain into the area that early. A slower solution would keep warmer/drier conditions area-wide through Sunday with better rain chances Monday, followed by cooler temperatures back towards average early next week. As of now, the higher PoPs (30-50%) are focused on Monday, which makes sense based on the recent trend.

Aviation

Issued at 1222 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

VFR conditions expected. Will need to monitor the potential for fog overnight given light winds and temperatures approaching crossover thresholds. Guidance shows a signal for at least some cloud coverage, which could limit fog development. Have held off on inserting a fog mention for now.

Top Watches

None.

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