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.

Rain and Breezy

64°F

18°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed NE 22 G 29 mph
Barometer 30.01 in (1015.0 mb)
Dewpoint 61°F (16°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 1 Oct 4:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Rush Center KS

Flood Watch October 1, 05:08pm until October 1, 07:00pm
Flood Advisory until October 1, 06:45pm
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Flood Watch
Flood Advisory
  •  
    Flood Watch October 1, 05:08pm until October 1, 07:00pm
    Flood Advisory until October 1, 06:45pm

    NOW: Multiple hazards in effect

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  • This Afternoon

    High: 65 °F

    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 10pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 48 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 8 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 light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 53.

    Low: 53 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 50.

    Low: 50 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Steady temperature around 65. Breezy, with a north northeast wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 10pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 8 to 11 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 53.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 50.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 57.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 59.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
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Point Forecast:
Rush Center KS
 38.45°N 99.31°W (Elev. 1985 ft)
3:57 pm CDT Oct 1, 2026
5pm CDT Oct 1, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 8, 2026
 
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