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

61°F

16°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed SE 3 mph
Barometer 29.99 in (1015.2 mb)
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 15 Oct 6:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Atchison KS

  • Today

    Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10am, then a chance of showers.  Cloudy, with a high near 63. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 63 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 43. North northwest wind 10 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 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy 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 Patchy
    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost, mainly before 7am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 59 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 36.

    Low: 36 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy frost before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

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

    Low: 44 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

    High: 72 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10am, then a chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 43. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy 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
Widespread frost, mainly before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 36.
Sunday
Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 67.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
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 95.11°W (Elev. 902 ft)
6:41 am CDT Oct 15, 2026
7am CDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 21, 2026
 
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