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, 01:00 PM CDT until May 14, 09:00 PM CDT

Current conditions at

Elkhart, Elkhart-Morton County Airport (KEHA)

Lat: 37°NLon: 101.88°WElev: 3622ft.

Fair

89°F

32°C

Humidity	17%
Wind Speed	W 18 G 26 mph
Barometer	29.90 in
Dewpoint	38°F (3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	85°F (29°C)
Last update	14 May 10:15 am CDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNW Wilburton KS

Red Flag Warning May 14, 01:00pm until May 14, 09:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Today
High: 97 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Tonight
Low: 52 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 94 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 52 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 94 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 54 °F
Slight Chance
Showers
Sunday
High: 98 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Very Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 55 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
then Mostly
Clear
Monday
High: 90 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Very
Windy

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 97. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 20 mph.

Tonight

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 52. South southeast wind 6 to 13 mph becoming north after midnight.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 94. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 94. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 98. Very windy.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Windy.