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Wichita, KS weather

It is 66°F and mostly cloudy at Wichita - Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport as of Oct 28, 4:05 AM CDT. Overnight: Partly Cloudy, low near 61°F, 14% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 1:31 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 4:13 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

66°F

Mostly Cloudy

Wind

S 15 mph

Humidity 73% · dew point 57°F

Pressure · visibility

30.04 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Wichita - Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (KICT), Oct 28, 4:05 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

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

Around the NWS ICT forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the ICT office near Wichita.

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 Wichita (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 6 AM63°FMostly Sunny7%S 12 mph
Wed 7 AM62°FSunny5%S 13 mph
Wed 8 AM62°FSunny2%S 14 mph
Wed 9 AM63°FSunny2%S 14 mph
Wed 10 AM66°FSunny0%S 15 mph
Wed 11 AM70°FSunny0%S 17 mph
Wed 12 PM73°FSunny0%S 18 mph
Wed 1 PM76°FSunny0%S 18 mph
Wed 2 PM78°FSunny0%S 18 mph
Wed 3 PM79°FSunny0%S 18 mph
Wed 4 PM79°FSunny0%S 18 mph
Wed 5 PM79°FSunny0%S 16 mph
Wed 6 PM78°FMostly Clear0%S 14 mph
Wed 7 PM75°FClear0%S 12 mph
Wed 8 PM73°FClear0%S 12 mph
Wed 9 PM71°FClear2%S 10 mph
Wed 10 PM70°FMostly Clear2%S 10 mph
Wed 11 PM69°FMostly Clear1%S 10 mph
Thu 12 AM68°FClear2%S 9 mph
Thu 1 AM66°FMostly Clear2%S 9 mph
Thu 2 AM66°FMostly Clear2%S 8 mph
Thu 3 AM65°FMostly Clear4%S 7 mph
Thu 4 AM63°FMostly Clear4%S 6 mph
Thu 5 AM63°FMostly Clear4%S 6 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 Wichita can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 61°F

Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday

High 80°F·Low 62°F

Sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 12 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. South wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Thursday

High 81°F·Low 61°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind around 8 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 7 mph.

Friday

High 72°F·Low 56°F

A chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday Night: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday

High 66°F·Low 54°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday

High 70°F·Low 57°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 70.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers before midnight, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday

High 69°F·Low 52°F

Rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday

High 64°F

A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Wichita is served by the National Weather Service ICT forecast office, forecast zone KSZ083, county zone KSC173.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Wichita (37.6906, -97.3458), in Sedgwick County. Population: 400,991 (2024 estimate), number 1 of the 22 Kansas cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KICT. 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/37.6906,-97.3458 (forecast issued Oct 28, 1:31 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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