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Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Current conditions at

Liberal, Liberal Municipal Airport (KLBL)

Lat: 37.05°NLon: 100.97°WElev: 2884ft.

Fair

85°F

29°C

Humidity 25%
Wind Speed E 9 mph
Barometer 29.72 in (1002.4 mb)
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index82°F (28°C)
Last update 15 May 11:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Liberal Municipal Automatic Weather Observing KS

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 97. North northeast wind around 9 mph.

    High: 97 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North wind 5 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 98. North northeast wind 7 to 11 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 98 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 23 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Very windy, with a south southwest wind 21 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot and Very
    Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Windy.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 96. Very windy.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny and
    Very Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Very windy.

    Low: 45 °F

    Clear and
    Very Windy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 97. North northeast wind around 9 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North wind 5 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 98. North northeast wind 7 to 11 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 23 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Very windy, with a south southwest wind 21 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Windy.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 96. Very windy.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Very windy.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Liberal Municipal Automatic Weather Observing KS
 37.05°N 100.96°W (Elev. 2894 ft)
Last Update:
12:06 pm CDT May 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm CDT May 15, 2026-6pm CDT May 21, 2026
 
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