Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Current conditions at

Garden City Regional Airport (KGCK)

Lat: 37.93°NLon: 100.72°WElev: 2890ft.

Fair

48°F

9°C

Humidity 30%
Wind Speed SW 8 mph
Barometer 30.13 in (1021.9 mb)
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill44°F (7°C)
Last update 21 Jan 4:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles N Sublette KS

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 09:00pm until January 24, 12:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east southeast in the evening.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. East wind around 10 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -3. East northeast wind 9 to 18 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow likely, mainly after noon.  Cloudy, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -7. Blustery, with an east northeast wind 16 to 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 17 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Blustery

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Snow.  Low around -3. East northeast wind 11 to 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: -3 °F

    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow.  High near 8. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 8 °F

    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.

    Low: -2 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.

    High: 24 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -2.

    Low: -2 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east southeast in the evening.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 45. East wind around 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -3. East northeast wind 9 to 18 mph.
Friday
Snow likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -7. Blustery, with an east northeast wind 16 to 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Friday Night
Snow. Low around -3. East northeast wind 11 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday
Snow. High near 8. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -2.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 30.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 8.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 43.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles N Sublette KS
 37.52°N 100.84°W (Elev. 2907 ft)
3:16 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
5pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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