Tracking Storm System Across the Central U.S.

A storm system will slowly continue to press across the central U.S. Friday and Saturday with widespread showers and thunderstorms. Slight risks for severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall have been issued Saturday from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley with potential for damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Read More >

Current conditions at

Emporia, Emporia Municipal Airport (KEMP)

Lat: 38.33°NLon: 96.19°WElev: 1204ft.

Fair

65°F

18°C

Humidity 70%
Wind Speed S 7 mph
Barometer 29.85 in (1010.2 mb)
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 16 Oct 11:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Council Grove KS

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 80 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 4am, then a chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 59 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 53. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 78. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 4am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 66. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 53. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 78. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 70.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
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Point Forecast:
Council Grove KS
 38.66°N 96.48°W
12:11 am CDT Oct 17, 2025
12am CDT Oct 17, 2025-6pm CDT Oct 23, 2025
 
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