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Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Salina, Salina Municipal Airport (KSLN)

Lat: 38.78°NLon: 97.64°WElev: 1270ft.

Fair

67°F

19°C

Humidity 39%
Wind Speed E 10 mph
Barometer 30.33 in (1026.4 mb)
Dewpoint 41°F (5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 2 Oct 12:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Abilene KS

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind around 10 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 46. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 46 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Calm wind.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Light northwest wind becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 48. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 48 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 54. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 46. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Calm wind.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Light northwest wind becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 48. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 54. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 57.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Abilene KS
 38.91°N 97.22°W
Last Update:
12:21 pm CDT Oct 2, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm CDT Oct 2, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 8, 2026
 
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