Lyons, KS Weather

Rice County1:57 PM CDT38.35°N, 98.20°WElevation 1,680 ft

Current conditions

Clear
73°
Clear
Feels like 72°
High 70°·Low 54°
WindS 18 mph
Humidity40%
Dew point47°
Pressure30.21 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover35%
UV index5 Moderate
Sunrise7:47 AM
Sunset6:49 PM

Observed at Lyons-Rice County Municipal Airport · 42 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • This Afternoon

    A chance of rain showers after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

  • Tonight

    A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

  • Wednesday

    A chance of rain showers before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 74. South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

National Weather Service forecast updated 1 hr ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Mostly Sunny 66°15%
  2. 2 PM Mostly Sunny 67°15%
  3. 3 PM Mostly Sunny 68°15%
  4. 4 PM Slight Chance Rain Showers 68°15%
  5. 5 PM Chance Rain Showers 68°14%
  6. 6 PM Chance Rain Showers 67°14%
  7. 7 PM Chance Rain Showers 64°14%
  8. 8 PM Chance Rain Showers 61°14%
  9. 9 PM Partly Cloudy 60°15%
  10. 10 PM Partly Cloudy 59°15%
  11. 11 PM Mostly Cloudy 58°18%
  12. Wed12 AM Partly Cloudy 58°20%
  13. 1 AM Partly Cloudy 57°22%
  14. 2 AM Slight Chance Rain Showers 56°22%
  15. 3 AM Mostly Cloudy 56°23%
  16. 4 AM Mostly Cloudy 55°23%
  17. 5 AM Slight Chance Rain Showers 55°20%
  18. 6 AM Slight Chance Rain Showers 54°18%
  19. 7 AM Partly Sunny 54°15%
  20. 8 AM Chance Rain Showers 54°13%
  21. 9 AM Chance Rain Showers 56°10%
  22. 10 AM Sunny 61°
  23. 11 AM Sunny 65°
  24. 12 PM Sunny 68°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 20 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers23%54°70°
  2. WedOct 21 Chance Rain Showers then Sunny Chance Rain Showers then Sunny18%52°74°
  3. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny56°76°
  4. FriOct 23 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny58°75°
  5. SatOct 24 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers40%53°72°
  6. SunOct 25 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers36%52°68°
  7. MonOct 26 Slight Chance Rain Showers Slight Chance Rain Showers24%49°66°
  8. TueOct 27 Rain Rain0.19 in49°55°
  9. WedOct 28 Cloudy Cloudy45°59°
  10. ThuOct 29 Sunny Sunny41°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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Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:47 AM
Sunset 6:49 PM
Daylight 11 h 2 min (−2 min 20 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 70% lit
Moonrise 3:59 PM Moonset 1:55 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low68° / 42°
Record high90° (2003)
Record low23° (1976)
Wettest1.74 in (1963)
Yesterday66° / 39°
Month to date3.20 in (normal 1.73 in)

Sterling, 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 7 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Widely scattered light showers/sprinkles are expected across much of the area today and tonight with an isolated thunderstorm possible tonight across parts of central/south central KS. Strong or severe storms are NOT expected.

- Near and above average temperatures are expected through the week and into the weekend. An subtle cool down is expected as we move into early next week.

- Increasing probabilities for showers return late in the weekend.

Discussion

Issued at 247 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

A shortwave trough lifting out of the Southwest will keep some mid- level clouds over much of the area today-tonight which could impact forecast high temperatures this afternoon. There is higher confidence that will will see some light shower activity and sprinkles lingering across much of the area today through tonight. An isolated thunderstorm will be hard to rule out tonight with some steepening mid-lvl lapse rates and elevated cape around 250 J/KG as the shortwave trough pivots across the area. Strong or severe storms are NOT expected.

Wed-Thu...Cloudiness may linger into Wed but the probabilities for light showers/sprinkles are expected to subside as the mid/upper ridge begins to amplify over the area once again bringing seasonably mild temperatures with highs in the low to mid 70s. Another mild day is anticipated on Thu with a compact ridge situated over the area while a more vigorous mid/upper trough moves over the Great Basin area impacting the Central Rockies.

This trough is progged to translate slowly eastward into the Rockies Fri-Sat keeping the higher probabilities for showers just west of the area. By late Sunday, this trough is progged to emerge from the Rockies bringing increasing chances for showers to the area Sun into Mon while a cold front users in cooler but seasonable air for the start of the next week.

Aviation

Issued at 618 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

Southerly winds may gust to around 20 kts at times across central KS while light southerly winds prevail elsewhere. Widely scattered sprinkles or light rain showers will impact the area this morning with another round possible this evening and tonight as a subtle storm system moves across the area, however VFR is expected to prevail with ceilings around 9-10k ft under the more robust shower activity.

Ict Watches

None.

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