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

Great Bend, Great Bend Municipal Airport (KGBD)

Lat: 38.35°NLon: 98.87°WElev: 1886ft.

Fair

75°F

24°C

Humidity 66%
Wind Speed SE 12 mph
Barometer 30.11 in (1018.4 mb)
Dewpoint 63°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 2 Aug 8:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Seward KS

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 11 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind around 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 79 °F

    T-storms
    Likely

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 3 to 8 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 87.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 92.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 11 mph.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind around 10 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 62. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 3 to 8 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 92.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 96.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 98.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Seward KS
 38.18°N 98.79°W (Elev. 1926 ft)
7:44 pm CDT Aug 2, 2025
9pm CDT Aug 2, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 9, 2025
 
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