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Tracking Storm System Across the Eastern U.S.

A storm system will continue to produce widespread showers and thunderstorms as it progresses eastward across the central U.S. into the Northeast through the weekend. There are risks of severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall on Saturday from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley with potential for damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Dodge City, Dodge City Regional Airport (KDDC)

Lat: 37.77°NLon: 99.97°WElev: 2592ft.

Fair

70°F

21°C

Humidity 51%
Wind Speed N 13 G 21 mph
Barometer 29.84 in (1007.9 mb)
Dewpoint 51°F (11°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Last update 17 Oct 11:52 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Protection KS

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 82. West northwest wind around 6 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Light north wind increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the morning.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 40. North wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light northwest after midnight.

    Low: 40 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 80.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 70.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 82. West northwest wind around 6 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Light north wind increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 40. North wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light northwest after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 54.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 70.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
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Point Forecast:
Protection KS
 37.2°N 99.48°W (Elev. 1847 ft)
Last Update:
10:02 am CDT Oct 17, 2025
Forecast Valid:
12pm CDT Oct 17, 2025-6pm CDT Oct 23, 2025
 
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