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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Winfield / Arkansas City, Strother Field (KWLD)

Lat: 37.17°NLon: 97.04°WElev: 1158ft.

Fair

81°F

27°C

Humidity 67%
Wind Speed S 17 G 29 mph
Barometer 29.88 in (1010.3 mb)
Dewpoint 69°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index84°F (29°C)
Last update 9 Aug 8:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Arkansas City KS

Heat Advisory August 9, 01:00pm until August 9, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory

  • Today

    Today: A 20 percent chance of showers before 11am. Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. South wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 99 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 78 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. South wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 97 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. South southwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 71 °F

    T-storms
    Likely

  • Monday

    Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.

    Low: 67 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.

    Low: 68 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

    High: 88 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of showers before 11am. Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. South wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. South wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. South southwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 92.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Arkansas City KS
 37.07°N 97.04°W
Last Update:
8:28 am CDT Aug 9, 2025
Forecast Valid:
9am CDT Aug 9, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 15, 2025
 
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