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Late January Extreme Cold; Watching East Coast Storm Threat This Weekend

The next blast of Arctic air surges south down the Plains, across the Great Lakes and through the Southeast and East Friday through Saturday. This could be longest duration of cold in several decades. Forecast models are being closely monitored for potential of another significant winter storm to impact the eastern United States this coming weekend. Confidence in coastal impacts has increased. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Pratt Municipal (KPTT)

Lat: 37.7°NLon: 98.75°WElev: 1952ft.

Fair

37°F

3°C

Humidity 73%
Wind Speed SE 6 mph
Barometer 30.11 in
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill32°F (0°C)
Last update 28 Jan 6:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NNW Hopewell KS

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy freezing fog after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 18. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 5 to 8 mph after midnight.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Freezing Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy freezing fog before 9am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Wind chill values as low as 3. North wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Patchy
    Freezing Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 16 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 31 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.

    Low: 0 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.

    High: 24 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 12.

    Low: 12 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 48.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy freezing fog after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 18. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 5 to 8 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Patchy freezing fog before 9am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Wind chill values as low as 3. North wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Light and variable wind.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 48.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 21.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 46.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 46.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles NNW Hopewell KS
 37.88°N 99.03°W (Elev. 2067 ft)
Last Update:
4:57 pm CST Jan 28, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm CST Jan 28, 2026-6pm CST Feb 4, 2026
 
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