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Junction City, KS weather

It is 64°F and clear at Manhattan, Manhattan Municipal Airport as of Oct 28, 1:00 AM CDT. Overnight: Slight Chance Rain Showers, low near 60°F, 16% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 12:16 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 1:31 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

64°F

Clear

Wind

SSW 7 mph

Humidity 73% · dew point 55°F

Pressure · visibility

30.04 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Manhattan, Manhattan Municipal Airport (KMHK), Oct 28, 1:00 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Junction City forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS TOP forecast area

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

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT. Kansas has 3 active alerts: see them all.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Junction City (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 1 AM66°FSlight Chance Rain Showers16%S 10 mph
Wed 2 AM65°FPartly Cloudy14%S 5 mph
Wed 3 AM64°FMostly Clear12%S 5 mph
Wed 4 AM63°FMostly Clear10%S 10 mph
Wed 5 AM62°FMostly Clear9%S 10 mph
Wed 6 AM61°FSunny9%S 10 mph
Wed 7 AM61°FSunny5%S 10 mph
Wed 8 AM61°FSunny6%S 15 mph
Wed 9 AM63°FSunny2%S 15 mph
Wed 10 AM68°FSunny1%S 15 mph
Wed 11 AM72°FSunny0%S 15 mph
Wed 12 PM75°FSunny1%S 20 mph
Wed 1 PM79°FSunny0%S 20 mph
Wed 2 PM80°FSunny0%S 20 mph
Wed 3 PM80°FSunny0%S 20 mph
Wed 4 PM81°FSunny1%S 15 mph
Wed 5 PM80°FSunny1%S 15 mph
Wed 6 PM79°FClear1%S 10 mph
Wed 7 PM76°FMostly Clear11%S 10 mph
Wed 8 PM71°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms15%S 10 mph
Wed 9 PM70°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms25%S 10 mph
Wed 10 PM68°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms43%SW 5 mph
Wed 11 PM67°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms34%SW 5 mph
Thu 12 AM65°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms31%SW 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 Junction City can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 60°F

A slight chance of rain showers before 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday

High 81°F·Low 58°F

Sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 3am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3am and 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday

High 77°F·Low 58°F

A slight chance of rain showers after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday

High 73°F·Low 54°F

Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday

High 65°F·Low 51°F

Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday

High 69°F·Low 55°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 69.

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

Monday

High 69°F·Low 48°F

Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday

High 62°F

Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Junction City is served by the National Weather Service TOP forecast office, forecast zone KSZ036, county zone KSC061.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Junction City (39.0272, -96.8523), in Geary County. Population: 22,053 (2024 estimate), number 20 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/39.0272,-96.8523 (forecast issued Oct 28, 12:16 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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