Outdoor conditions in

Altoona

Kansas
Flood WatchFlood Watch issued October 15 at 2:20AM CDT until October 15 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KSOfficial NWS alert
Now
  1. 67°Patchy Fog71% rain99% humidityGusts 13 mph
  2. 67°Patchy Fog67% rain100% humidityGusts 14 mph
  3. 68°Patchy Fog63% rain99% humidityGusts 15 mph
  4. 68°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely59% rain97% humidityGusts 16 mph
  5. 70°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely57% rain92% humidityGusts 17 mph
  6. 70°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms54% rain91% humidityGusts 18 mph
  7. 70°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms52% rain92% humidityGusts 18 mph
  8. 72°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms47% rain89% humidityGusts 21 mph
  9. 70°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms42% rain91% humidityGusts 22 mph
  10. 69°Chance Rain Showers37% rain84% humidityGusts 25 mph
  11. 68°Chance Rain Showers29% rain76% humidityGusts 28 mph
  12. 64°Slight Chance Rain Showers21% rain78% humidityGusts 29 mph
  13. 61°Cloudy13% rain82% humidityGusts 29 mph
  14. 58°Mostly Cloudy11% rain88% humidityGusts 29 mph
  15. 56°Mostly Cloudy8% rain90% humidityGusts 26 mph
  16. 56°Mostly Cloudy6% rain88% humidityGusts 25 mph
  17. 55°Mostly Cloudy4% rain86% humidityGusts 25 mph
  18. 55°Partly Cloudy2% rain81% humidityGusts 24 mph
  19. 54°Mostly Clear0% rain77% humidityGusts 24 mph
  20. 52°Partly Cloudy0% rain72% humidityGusts 25 mph
  21. 50°Partly Cloudy0% rain71% humidityGusts 25 mph
  22. 49°Partly Cloudy0% rain68% humidityGusts 26 mph
  23. 47°Mostly Clear0% rain71% humidityGusts 28 mph
  24. 46°Sunny0% rain72% humidityGusts 28 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today carries a thunderstorm chance.

Rain
90%
Humidity
76–100%
Wind
29 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
11%
Humidity
55–81%
Wind
37 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
48–96%
Wind
12 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
50–100%
Wind
21 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
44–96%
Wind
15 mph
  1. 72° / 55°Today carries a thunderstorm chance.90% rain · Humidity 76–100% · Wind 29 mph
  2. 55° / 44°Friday looks breezy.11% rain · Humidity 55–81% · Wind 37 mph
  3. 58° / 37°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 48–96% · Wind 12 mph
  4. 64° / 37°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 50–100% · Wind 21 mph
  5. 71° / 44°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 44–96% · Wind 15 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Chanute area · Updated Thu 7:25 AM
19GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 1:46 AM

Air near ground19 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Altoona radar

An active official alert is in effect. Its affected area is described above the briefing.

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Altoona.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

View the official forecast ↗

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
99%
Wind
7 mph
Gusts
13 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Chanute area, about 15 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Altoona, KS, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.