Smith CenterK82
At an airfield/8.4 mi away/1,799 ft/198 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Gaylord, Kansas
City in Smith County, Kansas* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27-32 degrees likely, along with fairly widespread frost formation. * WHERE...Portions of north central Kansas and central, east central, and south central Nebraska, including the Tri Cities. * WHEN...From late Friday night through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Confidence is increasing that at least slightly sub-freezing temperatures and widespread frost formation will likely occur early Saturday morning. As a result, it is probable that most, if not all, of this Watch will be converted to a Warning during the day Friday.
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly.
47°
57°/39°
Clear·
Feels like 41°·Moderate breeze 14 mph NNW
Alert. A Freeze Watch is in force for Gaylord until 9 AM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Gaylord is 47° and clear at 12 AM. With the wind it feels like 41°. The dew point is 34°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Moderate breeze from the north-northwest at 14 mph, gusting to 32 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 55° by 4 PM. Tonight falls to about 31° by 6 AM, under a mostly clear sky. A freeze: protect plants and pipes. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 83°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 63°. The days ahead look dry. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 31°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:55 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 10:53 PM. 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 sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 10 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
62%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
12:00 AM
47feels41
14mph
Today
Oct 16
5739
23mph
Sat
Oct 17
6331
15mph
Sun
Oct 18
7038
18mph
Mon
Oct 19
7145
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
7747
12mph
Wed
Oct 21
8356
12mph
Thu
Oct 22
8260
22%
12mph
47°
57°39°
63°31°
70°38°
71°45°
77°47°
83°56°
82°60°
As of 12:00 AM in Gaylord, Kansas.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Gaylord
0.78 in in the last 24 hours, 0.91 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.78in
- Last 3 days
- 0.91in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 86%
Visibility
How far you can see at Gaylord, the next 44 hours
Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 6 AM.
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Now, today, and the week
On the radar over Gaylord, KansasReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture
Weather instrument stations by state
What is measuring near here
The 7 instruments nearest Gaylord, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.7 miles away.
measured now5 instruments
Rank726of 1,079
South Fork Solomon 1 S OsborneOSBK1
At a river or reservoir gauge/15.7 mi away/1,588 ft/13 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
US-36 - Lebanon InterchangeK5LEA
Beside a road/17.5 mi away/1,785 ft/184 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
Citizen station FW4369FW4369
In a volunteer observer's own ground/20.8 mi away/1,789 ft/188 ft above here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
PhillipsburgS2093
At a soil climate station/27.3 mi away/1,986 ft/385 ft above here
temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture
measured daily2 instruments
Gaylord 1.6 SKS-SM-16
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.7 mi away/1,585 ft/16 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Smith CenterSMCK1
At a cooperative observer's station/9.9 mi away/1,818 ft/217 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Station report
The weather at Smith Center, drawn
The nearest airport reporting now, 8.4 mi from Gaylord, Kansas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.
The sky
No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.
The air
46.4 F with a dew point of 34.0 F, 62 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,800 ft up.
The wind
From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 16 mph, gusting 32 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 32 mph.
The full report of Smith Center, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Smith Center (SMCK1), 9.9 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily
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