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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Emporia, Emporia Municipal Airport (KEMP)

Lat: 38.33°NLon: 96.19°WElev: 1204ft.

Light Rain

69°F

21°C

Humidity 84%
Wind Speed SE 13 mph
Barometer 29.83 in (1009.4 mb)
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 17 Jun 9:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Reading KS

Flood Watch until June 18, 01:00pm
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Flood Watch
  •  
    Flood Watch until June 18, 01:00pm

    NOW until 1:00pm Wed

    Flood Watch

  • Tonight

    Low: 65 °F

    Heavy Rain

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Juneteenth

    Juneteenth: Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 75. Breezy, with a south wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 75 °F

    Clear and
    Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 65. Northeast wind around 10 mph becoming south in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Juneteenth
Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 94. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 75. Breezy, with a south wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 75. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 93. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 92.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 92.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Reading KS
 38.53°N 95.96°W
Last Update:
3:41 pm CDT Jun 17, 2025
Forecast Valid:
10pm CDT Jun 17, 2025-6pm CDT Jun 24, 2025
 
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