Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

Current conditions at

Manhattan, Manhattan Municipal Airport (KMHK)

Lat: 39.14°NLon: 96.68°WElev: 1053ft.

Fair

67°F

19°C

Humidity 44%
Wind Speed N 3 mph
Barometer 29.87 in (1011.0 mb)
Dewpoint 44°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 9 May 8:52 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Fort Riley KSSimilar City Names

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 54 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 11am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 45. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: 45 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 11am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 45. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Breezy.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 92.
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Point Forecast:
Fort Riley KSSimilar City Names
 38.99°N 96.62°W
5:36 pm CDT May 9, 2026
9pm CDT May 9, 2026-6pm CDT May 16, 2026
 
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