Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains

A slow moving front combined with tropical moisture will maintain the threat of locally considerable flash/urban flooding across much of Texas and Oklahoma through Friday. Isolated severe storms capable of mainly severe wind gusts appear possible over portions of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas this afternoon and evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Great Bend, Great Bend Municipal Airport (KGBD)

Lat: 38.35°NLon: 98.87°WElev: 1886ft.

Overcast

68°F

20°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed NE 17 mph
Barometer 29.85 in (1009.4 mb)
Dewpoint 65°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 1 Oct 9:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Radium KS

  • Today

    Today: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall.  High near 71. North northeast wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 71 °F

    Heavy Rain

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before midnight.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 49 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 9 to 11 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 51.

    Low: 51 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 71. North northeast wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 9 to 11 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 52.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 51.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 56.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Radium KS
 38.18°N 98.9°W (Elev. 1975 ft)
10:21 am CDT Oct 1, 2026
11am CDT Oct 1, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 7, 2026
 
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