Independence, KS Weather

Montgomery County11:15 AM CDT37.22°N, 95.71°WElevation 804 ft

Current conditions

Clear
66°
Clear
Feels like 66°
High 74°·Low 52°
WindS 8 mph
Humidity60%
Dew point52°
Pressure30.26 inHg
Visibility10.0 mi
Cloud cover59%
UV index4 Moderate
Sunrise7:37 AM
Sunset6:39 PM

Observed at INDEPENDENCE · 1 hr ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Today

    A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

  • Tonight

    Mostly clear, with a low around 52. East wind 0 to 3 mph.

  • Thursday

    Sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 2 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Slight Chance Rain Showers 66°19%
  2. 12 PM Slight Chance Rain Showers 69°15%
  3. 1 PM Mostly Sunny 72°
  4. 2 PM Sunny 74°
  5. 3 PM Sunny 74°
  6. 4 PM Sunny 74°
  7. 5 PM Sunny 74°
  8. 6 PM Mostly Clear 73°
  9. 7 PM Mostly Clear 70°
  10. 8 PM Mostly Clear 65°
  11. 9 PM Mostly Clear 60°
  12. 10 PM Partly Cloudy 58°
  13. 11 PM Mostly Clear 56°
  14. Thu12 AM Mostly Clear 55°
  15. 1 AM Mostly Clear 54°
  16. 2 AM Mostly Clear 53°
  17. 3 AM Mostly Clear 52°
  18. 4 AM Mostly Clear 52°
  19. 5 AM Mostly Clear 52°
  20. 6 AM Sunny 52°
  21. 7 AM Sunny 52°
  22. 8 AM Sunny 52°
  23. 9 AM Sunny 55°
  24. 10 AM Sunny 61°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 21 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers28%52°74°
  2. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny51°77°
  3. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny54°77°
  4. SatOct 24 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny54°76°
  5. SunOct 25 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny53°75°
  6. MonOct 26 Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers19%50°70°
  7. TueOct 27 Slight Chance Rain Showers Slight Chance Rain Showers19%46°63°
  8. WedOct 28 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny53°79°
  9. ThuOct 29 Rain Rain0.67 in46°70°
  10. FriOct 30 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy39°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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Air quality

41
Good
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

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 7:37 AM
Sunset 6:39 PM
Daylight 11 h 2 min (−2 min 14 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 78% lit
Moonrise 4:12 PM Moonset 2:49 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low70° / 45°
Record high91° (1978)
Record low24° (1917)
Wettest3.70 in (1908)
Yesterday69° / 48°
Month to date2.60 in (normal 2.81 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 4 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Morning showers/sprinkles diminishing early with mild and dry conditions anticipated through much of the weekend.

- Increasing chances for showers will arrive late Sunday into Monday night while a cold front ushers in cooler air Mon and especially on Tuesday.

Discussion

Issued at 335 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

A shortwave trough situated over the Central Plains will continue moving slowly eastward as we move into the day. Some lingering showers and sprinkles this morning will gradually diminish with clearing from west to east as we move into the late morning and early afternoon hours. Abundant afternoon insolation will result in above average temperatures with maximum temperatures climbing into the 70s areawide. Normal highs for late October are in the upper 60s.

Thu-Sat...a narrow mid/upper ridge will continue to impact the area through Saturday bringing above average temperatures and dry weather conditions. This ridge will gradually translate eastward into the Mississippi Valley area while a robust mid/upper trough just off the CA coast today will gradually build eastward into the Central Great Basin area and the Southwest. As we move into Saturday, the entrance region to the H25 jet will gradually build into the Central High Plains bringing increasing chances for showers to much of western and parts of central KS late in the period.

Higher probabilities for showers are expected to arrive Sunday night into Monday night as the pv anomaly accelerates over the Central Plains region and a cold front arrives ushering in cooler more seasonable air for Monday-Tuesday. Below average temperatures are expected in the wake of the front with highs on Tue struggling to climb out of the 50s over parts of central KS.

Aviation

Issued at 608 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

VFR conditions are expected throughout the TAF period. Southerly winds will remain near 10 kt or less throughout the period. Scattered showers are expected to diminish by mid to late morning. VFR conditions are expected to prevail even within the rain shower activity.

Ict Watches

None.

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