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KANSAS · STEVENS COUNTY

Hugoton

3,583 people, 3,110 ft above sea level in Stevens County.

3,110 ftElevation, city center
3,583People, 2024 estimate
2 sq miLand area
Rain 41°
Rain now Dew point 41° · SE 17 mph · high 45°
City of Hugoton River Interstate 2 miles
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The Hugoton plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Hugoton

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM CST
RIGHT NOW Hugoton Municipal Airport (KHQG) · 3:55 PM
Rain
41° Rain Feels like 32° · high of 45° near 4 PM
WindSE 17 mphno gusts
Humidity100%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.97 in →steady
Visibility8 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 41° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 4 PMin about 1 hours · 88% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 50.11 in · 9 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Stevens County
NWS Dodge City and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:16 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:23 AM5:36 PM ↓
10 h 13 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
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Air quality index ·
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
88% · 0.36 in Saturday afternoon 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 37 to 43°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Showers likely Showers likely
45° 34°
90% rain — SE 17, gusts 25 A
SUN Nov. 15 Chance of showers Chance of showers
46° 35°
40% rain — E 7 B
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
53° 36°
0% rain — S 15, gusts 25 B
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
58° 43°
0% rain — S 22, gusts 36 B
WED Nov. 18 Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
66° 38°
0% rain — SSW 13 C
THU Nov. 19 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
64° 47°
10% rain — SSE 12 C
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
68° 43°
30% rain up to 0.3″ S 18, gusts 32 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Hugoton about 5,000 feet above the ground was over Texas three days ago, about 680 miles back along its path. It came down from about 14,200 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from Texas; at 10,000 feet, from the central Plains. It has stayed over land, which is why it feels dry. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Hugoton stands on

Hugoton’s center stands about 3,110 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 3,070 ft to 3,150 ft, a difference of 80 ft: gently rolling country.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Loess (silt), from the Pleistocene to Holocene, less than 2.6 million years old.

Hugoton, cut in half from west to east

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
3,000 ft3,100 ft3,200 ft HUGOTON3,110 ftHigh point of the line3,230 ftLow point2,970 ft ← WE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 64×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Loess

Silt. Age: Pleistocene to Holocene, less than 2.6 million years old. About 24 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Hugoton on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Liberal KS · 25 MI 25 miles east Amarillo TX · 139 MI 139 miles south Pueblo CO · 194 MI 194 miles northwest Enid OK · 200 MI 200 miles east
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KANSAS · STEVENS

Hugoton

3,583 people, 3,110 ft above sea level in Stevens County.

3,110 ftElevation
3,583People
2 sq miLand
Rain 41°
RainDew point 41°
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Today in Hugoton

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 45° 88%
7p rain 41° 83%
10p rain 40° 38%
1a rain 39° 38%
4a mostly cloudy night 38° 17%
7a mostly cloudy day 37° 6%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 4 PM · 88%
→
Sat90%
Showers likely Showers likely
34
45
A
Sun40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
35
46
B
Mon0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
36
53
B
Tue0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
43
58
B
Wed0%
Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
38
66
C
Thu10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
47
64
C
Fri30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
43
68
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Hugoton stands on

Hugoton’s center stands about 3,110 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 3,070 ft to 3,150 ft, a difference of 80 ft: gently rolling country.

Hugoton, west to east Hugoton3,110 ftHigh point3,230 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center3,110 ft
Within 3 miles3,070 to 3,150 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (80 ft of relief)
Rock at the surfaceLoess
Its agePleistocene to Holocene, less than 2.6 million years old