Fire Weather Concerns for a Large Part of the Central U.S.; Severe Weather in the Central Plains

Dry and windy conditions will bring widespread fire weather concerns to the northern/central Plains and portions of the Southwest into the southern Plains. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible over the central Plains today into this weekend. Rain and high elevation snow is expected over parts of the Cascades and Northern Intermountain Region through Saturday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Red Flag Warning in effect from May 14, 12:00 PM CDT until May 14, 10:00 PM CDT

Current conditions at

Childress, Childress Municipal Airport (KCDS)

Lat: 34.43°NLon: 100.28°WElev: 1952ft.

Fair

67°F

19°C

Humidity	68%
Wind Speed	SW 5 mph
Barometer	29.94 in (1011.1 mb)
Dewpoint	56°F (13°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	14 May 7:53 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles SSW Hollis OK

Red Flag Warning May 14, 12:00pm until May 14, 10:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Today
High: 99 °F
Hot
Tonight
Low: 69 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 104 °F
Hot
Friday Night
Low: 70 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 103 °F
Hot
Saturday Night
Low: 70 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
then Mostly
Clear
Sunday
High: 97 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms and
Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 71 °F
Chance
Showers and
Windy
Monday
High: 99 °F
Hot

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. South wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South southeast wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 104. Southwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 70. South wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. South southwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Windy.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Windy.

Sunday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Windy.