Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Dodge City, Dodge City Regional Airport (KDDC)

Lat: 37.77°NLon: 99.97°WElev: 2592ft.

Partly Cloudy and Breezy

66°F

19°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed S 21 G 33 mph
Barometer 30.02 in (1013.6 mb)
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Aug 2:52 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Protection KS

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Showers and thunderstorms likely.  Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 70. South southeast wind around 7 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 70 °F

    T-storms
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 85 °F

    T-storms
    Likely

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 63 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming east southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 92.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.

    Low: 69 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 98.

    High: 98 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 70. South southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming east southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 92.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 98.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Protection KS
 37.2°N 99.48°W (Elev. 1847 ft)
1:59 am CDT Aug 3, 2025
3am CDT Aug 3, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 9, 2025
 
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