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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

El Dorado Captain Jack Thomas Airport (KEQA)

Lat: 37.78°NLon: 96.81°WElev: 1378ft.

Fair

81°F

27°C

Humidity 28%
Wind Speed W 16 G 22 mph
Barometer 29.76 in
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index80°F (27°C)
Last update 15 Apr 4:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

El Dorado KS

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West wind 11 to 16 mph becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 82 °F

    Breezy.
    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    T-storms
    Likely

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. South wind around 17 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 41 °F

    T-storms
    Likely then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 72.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West wind 11 to 16 mph becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday
A slight chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. South wind around 17 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 38.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
El Dorado KS
 37.81°N 96.86°W
Last Update:
4:36 pm CDT Apr 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm CDT Apr 15, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 22, 2026
 
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