Widespread Showers in the Eastern US; Severe Thunderstorms in the Plains; Heatwave in the Desert Southwest

Widespread showers and thunderstorms across much of the central and eastern U.S. will produce areas of excessive rainfall, especially in the southern Mid-Atlantic states. Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected from Montana into portions of the central/southern Plains this weekend. A heatwave will build in the Desert Southwest, in parts of Arizona, southeastern California, and southern Nevada. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Garden City Regional Airport (KGCK)

Lat: 37.93°NLon: 100.72°WElev: 2890ft.

Fair

78°F

26°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed SE 15 mph
Barometer 30.06 in (1014.5 mb)
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index80°F (27°C)
Last update 15 Jun 11:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Lakin KS

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 90. South southeast wind around 14 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 1am. Some of the storms could be severe.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Severe
    Thunderstorms

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 96. South southeast wind 8 to 15 mph.

    High: 96 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. South southeast wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. South southwest wind around 14 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 92 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.

    Low: 61 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 87.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Juneteenth

    Juneteenth: Sunny, with a high near 96.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 90. South southeast wind around 14 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 1am. Some of the storms could be severe. Increasing clouds, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 96. South southeast wind 8 to 15 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67. South southeast wind around 15 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. South southwest wind around 14 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Juneteenth
Sunny, with a high near 96.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Breezy.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Breezy.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 98. Breezy.
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Point Forecast:
Lakin KS
 37.95°N 101.26°W (Elev. 3015 ft)
10:29 am CDT Jun 15, 2025
12pm CDT Jun 15, 2025-6pm CDT Jun 21, 2025
 
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