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 >

Current conditions at

Medicine Lodge, Medicine Lodge (KP28)

Lat: 37.28°NLon: 98.55°WElev: 1539ft.

74°F

23°C

Humidity 43%
Wind Speed SE 16 G 28 mph
Barometer 29.86 in (1009.8 mb)
Dewpoint 50°F (10°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 14 May 9:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Lake City KS

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 98. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 13 to 18 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 97 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. East southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 61 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 97. Light southeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 97 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

    Low: 67 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Sunny, with a high near 98. Windy.

    High: 98 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am.  Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Windy.

    Low: 67 °F

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Windy.

    High: 93 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Windy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 98. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 13 to 18 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. East southeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 97. Light southeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 98. Windy.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Windy.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Windy.
Monday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Windy.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lake City KS
 37.35°N 98.81°W (Elev. 1617 ft)
9:16 am CDT May 14, 2026
10am CDT May 14, 2026-6pm CDT May 20, 2026
 
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