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Emporia, KS weather

It is 61°F and mostly clear at Emporia, Emporia Municipal Airport as of Oct 28, 4:05 AM CDT. Overnight: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, low near 59°F, 20% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 3:51 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 4:28 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

61°F

Mostly Clear

Wind

S 16 mph

Humidity 82% · dew point 55°F

Pressure · visibility

30.07 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Emporia, Emporia Municipal Airport (KEMP), Oct 28, 4:05 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Emporia forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS TOP forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the TOP office near Emporia.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. Kansas has 3 active alerts: see them all.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Emporia (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 6 AM61°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms17%S 10 mph
Wed 7 AM60°FMostly Sunny8%S 10 mph
Wed 8 AM60°FMostly Sunny7%S 15 mph
Wed 9 AM63°FSunny2%S 15 mph
Wed 10 AM67°FSunny2%S 15 mph
Wed 11 AM72°FSunny2%S 20 mph
Wed 12 PM75°FSunny3%S 20 mph
Wed 1 PM79°FSunny1%S 20 mph
Wed 2 PM80°FSunny1%S 20 mph
Wed 3 PM81°FSunny1%S 20 mph
Wed 4 PM82°FSunny0%S 20 mph
Wed 5 PM81°FSunny0%S 20 mph
Wed 6 PM80°FClear0%S 15 mph
Wed 7 PM76°FClear2%S 10 mph
Wed 8 PM72°FClear3%S 10 mph
Wed 9 PM70°FClear3%S 10 mph
Wed 10 PM69°FClear3%S 10 mph
Wed 11 PM68°FClear3%S 10 mph
Thu 12 AM67°FClear3%S 10 mph
Thu 1 AM66°FMostly Clear10%S 10 mph
Thu 2 AM64°FMostly Clear10%S 5 mph
Thu 3 AM63°FPartly Cloudy11%S 5 mph
Thu 4 AM63°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms17%SW 5 mph
Thu 5 AM61°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms16%S 5 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Emporia can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 59°F

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday

High 82°F·Low 60°F

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday

High 82°F·Low 59°F

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday

High 76°F·Low 54°F

A chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday

High 69°F·Low 52°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday

High 73°F·Low 55°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 73.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday

High 71°F·Low 50°F

Rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday

High 66°F

Rain showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Emporia is served by the National Weather Service TOP forecast office, forecast zone KSZ054, county zone KSC111.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Emporia (38.4019, -96.1917), in Lyon County. Population: 24,354 (2024 estimate), number 18 of the 22 Kansas cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KTWX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/38.4019,-96.1917 (forecast issued Oct 28, 3:51 AM CDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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