Atwood Country Club, Kansas

Now. Atwood Country Club is 70° and clear at 1 PM. The dew point is 52°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light air from the north-northeast at 2 mph.

Where now comes from. The forecast for this hour, checked against 2 instruments within 2 miles. The nearest, Citizen station GW1727 (247 rank 984 in Kansas), read at 1:01 PM.

Today and tonight. It warms until about 4 PM. Tonight falls to about 51° by 8 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.

The week. The warmest day ahead is Friday, near 81°, and the coolest Monday, near 55°. Rain is likely Saturday (75%), Sunday (83%) and Monday (73%). The windiest day is Friday, with wind to 25 mph.

The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:56 PM. The Moon is a waxing gibbous, 80% lit, and sets at 4:14 AM after midnight. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The bright Moon hides all but the brightest of them. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 10 hours 56 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.