Showers and Thunderstorms from the Southern Plains into the Ohio Valley; Record Warmth in the Central U.S.

Heavy rain and widely scattered severe storms are expected over portions of the central and southern Plains into the Ohio Valley. Unseasonable warmth will continue for a few more days across the Midwest, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic where several daily record highs could fall. Read More >

Current conditions at

St. Joseph, Rosecrans Memorial Airport (KSTJ)

Lat: 39.77°NLon: 94.91°WElev: 823ft.

Overcast

60°F

16°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed E 3 mph
Barometer 30.04 in (1016.9 mb)
Dewpoint 56°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 15 Oct 2:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Atchison KS

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am.  Cloudy, with a low around 56. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 56 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11am, then a chance of showers.  Cloudy, with a high near 63. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 63 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 43. North northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Gradual
    Clearing

  • Friday

    Friday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Areas of frost after 3am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 32. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Areas
    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Areas of frost before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59.

    High: 59 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 37.

    Low: 37 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 56. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11am, then a chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 43. North northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Friday Night
Areas of frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 32. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 37.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
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Point Forecast:
Atchison KS
 39.57°N 95.14°W (Elev. 1004 ft)
2:31 am CDT Oct 15, 2026
3am CDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 21, 2026
 
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