Severe Weather and Heavy Rainfall for Southern Plains; Strong Pacific Storm Moves Ashore

Heavy rainfall and flooding concerns continue for portions of Texas into the lower Mississippi Valley. Severe thunderstorms are expected to redevelop across areas of western Texas later Saturday. Meanwhile, strong Pacific storm will move ashore this weekend. Increasing winds for many areas of the West and Southwest, heavy precipitation with snow for the higher terrain. Read More >

Current conditions at

Great Bend, Great Bend Municipal Airport (KGBD)

Lat: 38.35°NLon: 98.87°WElev: 1886ft.

Partly Cloudy

60°F

16°C

Humidity 58%
Wind Speed N 18 G 22 mph
Barometer 30.13 in (1019.6 mb)
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 4 May 12:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Otis KS

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. East wind 7 to 15 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Southeast wind 9 to 16 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 54. Breezy, with a southeast wind 14 to 20 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm.  Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 77. Windy, with a south southeast wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 77 °F

    Windy. Chance
    T-storms then
    T-storms
    Likely

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am.  Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West wind 8 to 14 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: 44 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. East wind 7 to 15 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Southeast wind 9 to 16 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 54. Breezy, with a southeast wind 14 to 20 mph.
Monday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 77. Windy, with a south southeast wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West wind 8 to 14 mph becoming south after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Otis KS
 38.53°N 99.06°W (Elev. 2047 ft)
2:34 pm CDT May 4, 2024
3pm CDT May 4, 2024-6pm CDT May 11, 2024
 
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