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Current conditions at

Emporia, Emporia Municipal Airport (KEMP)

Lat: 38.33°NLon: 96.19°WElev: 1204ft.

Fair

68°F

20°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed N 3 mph
Barometer 30.10 in (1018.4 mb)
Dewpoint 67°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Aug 6:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NW Neosho Rapids KS

  • Today

    Today: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 90. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 90 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 90. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles NW Neosho Rapids KS
 38.42°N 96.05°W
6:39 am CDT Aug 20, 2025
7am CDT Aug 20, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 26, 2025
 
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