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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Red Flag Warning in effect from May 17, 01:00 PM CDT until May 17, 09:00 PM CDT

Current conditions at

Garden City Regional Airport (KGCK)

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

Fair and Breezy

74°F

23°C

Humidity	62%
Wind Speed	S 21 G 31 mph
Barometer	29.51 in (995.0 mb)
Dewpoint	60°F (16°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	17 May 1:54 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Garden City Regional Airport KS

Red Flag Warning May 17, 01:00pm until May 17, 09:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Overnight
Low: 60 °F
Clear and
Breezy
Sunday
High: 98 °F
Sunny then
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Very
Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 54 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
then Mostly
Clear
Monday
High: 95 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Very
Windy
Monday Night
Low: 38 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Very
Windy
Tuesday
High: 71 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 42 °F
Mostly Clear
then Slight
Chance
Showers
Wednesday
High: 65 °F
Chance
Showers
Wednesday Night
Low: 43 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Showers
Likely

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Clear, with a low around 60. Breezy, with a south wind around 21 mph.

Sunday

Patchy blowing dust after 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 98. Very windy, with a south southwest wind 17 to 22 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Windy, with a south wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

Monday

Patchy blowing dust after 3pm. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 95. Very windy, with a south southwest wind 11 to 21 mph increasing to 26 to 36 mph. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Monday Night

Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Very windy, with a west wind 26 to 31 mph becoming north 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 71.

Tuesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Wednesday

A 40 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.

Wednesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.