Severe Thunderstorms for the Center of the Nation; Fire Weather Concerns; Flooding Issues for the Great Lakes Region

A round of severe thunderstorms are forecast across areas of the Southern Plains, Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes this afternoon and tonight; The threat for flash flooding will also accompany these storms. The rainfall for the Great Lakes region could prolong the ongoing flooding. Where the rain is needed, the Southern High Plains, critical fire weather concerns through today. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Red Flag Warning in effect from April 17, 12:00 PM CDT until April 17, 09:00 PM CDT

Current conditions at

Culberson County Airport (KVHN)

Lat: 31.06°NLon: 104.78°WElev: 3957ft.

Fair

73°F

23°C

Humidity	19%
Wind Speed	W 7 mph
Barometer	29.99 in
Dewpoint	28°F (-2°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	17 Apr 10:15 am CDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

20 Miles ESE Salt Flat TX

Red Flag Warning April 17, 12:00pm until April 17, 09:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Today
High: 79 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Very
Windy
Tonight
Low: 46 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Windy
Saturday
High: 65 °F
Areas Blowing
Dust and Very
Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 46 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
Sunday
High: 63 °F
Partly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 47 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Chance
Showers
Monday
High: 73 °F
Slight Chance
Showers
Monday Night
Low: 53 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 82 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Patchy blowing dust. Sunny, with a high near 79. Very windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Tonight

Patchy blowing dust before 9pm, then patchy blowing dust after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph becoming west 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Saturday

Areas of blowing dust before 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 65. Very windy, with a northeast wind 30 to 35 mph decreasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Windy, with an east wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 63. East wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 53.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 82.