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

Dodge City, Dodge City Regional Airport (KDDC)

Lat: 37.77°NLon: 99.97°WElev: 2592ft.

Fair with Haze

88°F

31°C

Humidity 42%
Wind Speed S 17 mph
Barometer 30.14 in (1017.6 mb)
Dewpoint 62°F (17°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Heat Index88°F (31°C)
Last update 2 Aug 5:52 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Protection KS

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after midnight.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 65 °F

    T-storms
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 85 °F

    T-storms
    Likely

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 63 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: A slight chance of thunderstorms before 7am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 10%.

    High: 85 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 91.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.

    Low: 69 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 97.

    High: 97 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Southeast wind 6 to 9 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 63. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Monday
A slight chance of thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 97.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 99.
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Point Forecast:
Protection KS
 37.2°N 99.48°W (Elev. 1847 ft)
6:30 pm CDT Aug 2, 2025
6pm CDT Aug 2, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 9, 2025
 
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