Fort Scott Weather in April
Average highs run from 63°F on April 1 to 72°F on April 30, and lows from 40°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.85 in over about 9 wet days.
April day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
April at a glance
- Average high
- 68°F
- Average low
- 45°F
- Precipitation
- 4.85 in
- Snowfall
- 0.1 in
- Record high
- 97°FApr 12, 1972
- Record low
- 16°FApr 3, 1936
- Chance of a freeze
- 66%
- Daylight
- 12 h 38 min to 13 h 45 min
- Cloud cover
- 62%
- Humidity
- 75%
- Dew point
- 47°F
- Wind
- 11.9 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 | 63°F | 40°F | 93°F 1946 | 17°F 1926 | 25% | 1% |
| Apr 2 | 64°F | 41°F | 87°F 1918 | 19°F 1936 | 26% | 1% |
| Apr 3 | 64°F | 41°F | 87°F 2012 | 16°F 1936 | 26% | 1% |
| Apr 4 | 64°F | 41°F | 87°F 2011 | 22°F 1915 | 26% | 1% |
| Apr 5 | 65°F | 42°F | 84°F 1954 | 16°F 1920 | 26% | 1% |
| Apr 6 | 65°F | 42°F | 89°F 1954 | 22°F 1996 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 7 | 65°F | 42°F | 87°F 1977 | 20°F 2007 | 27% | 0% |
| Apr 8 | 66°F | 43°F | 86°F 1965 | 20°F 2007 | 27% | 0% |
| Apr 9 | 66°F | 43°F | 93°F 1905 | 20°F 2007 | 27% | 0% |
| Apr 10 | 66°F | 43°F | 91°F 1930 | 23°F 1914 | 27% | 0% |
| Apr 11 | 67°F | 44°F | 91°F 1930 | 24°F 1918 | 28% | 0% |
| Apr 12 | 67°F | 44°F | 97°F 1972 | 20°F 1939 | 28% | 0% |
| Apr 13 | 67°F | 44°F | 92°F 1972 | 22°F 1957 | 28% | 0% |
| Apr 14 | 67°F | 45°F | 93°F 1936 | 25°F 1907 | 28% | 0% |
| Apr 15 | 68°F | 45°F | 91°F 1924 | 23°F 1928 | 29% | 0% |
| Apr 16 | 68°F | 45°F | 88°F 1915 | 27°F 1953 | 29% | 0% |
| Apr 17 | 68°F | 46°F | 88°F 1955 | 26°F 1907 | 29% | 0% |
| Apr 18 | 69°F | 46°F | 89°F 1913 | 25°F 1953 | 30% | 0% |
| Apr 19 | 69°F | 47°F | 92°F 2006 | 30°F 1953 | 30% | 0% |
| Apr 20 | 69°F | 47°F | 93°F 1987 | 27°F 1953 | 30% | 0% |
| Apr 21 | 69°F | 47°F | 92°F 1963 | 28°F 1966 | 31% | 0% |
| Apr 22 | 70°F | 48°F | 90°F 1965 | 27°F 2021 | 31% | 0% |
| Apr 23 | 70°F | 48°F | 90°F 1958 | 27°F 2021 | 31% | 0% |
| Apr 24 | 70°F | 48°F | 88°F 1965 | 28°F 1967 | 32% | 0% |
| Apr 25 | 70°F | 49°F | 88°F 1906 | 33°F 1913 | 32% | 0% |
| Apr 26 | 71°F | 49°F | 89°F 1956 | 30°F 1910 | 32% | 0% |
| Apr 27 | 71°F | 49°F | 91°F 1989 | 31°F 1931 | 33% | 0% |
| Apr 28 | 71°F | 50°F | 89°F 1905 | 31°F 1907 | 33% | 0% |
| Apr 29 | 72°F | 50°F | 91°F 1962 | 34°F 1908 | 33% | 0% |
| Apr 30 | 72°F | 51°F | 91°F 1987 | 26°F 1908 | 33% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- April 1
- sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 7:42 PM
- April 30
- sunrise 6:24 AM, sunset 8:09 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00142835 (Ft Scott), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00142835, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.