Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Current conditions at

Garden City Regional Airport (KGCK)

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

Fair with Haze

75°F

24°C

Humidity 46%
Wind Speed NE 8 mph
Barometer 29.71 in (1002.7 mb)
Dewpoint 53°F (12°C)
Visibility 6.00 mi
Last update 15 May 9:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ESE Syracuse KS

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 94. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 51. East northeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 51 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 95. North northeast wind 6 to 13 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Breezy.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Very windy.

    High: 90 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Very
    Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Very windy.

    Low: 39 °F

    Clear and
    Very Windy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 94. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 51. East northeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 95. North northeast wind 6 to 13 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Breezy.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Very windy.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Very windy.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles ESE Syracuse KS
 37.96°N 101.66°W (Elev. 3199 ft)
4:46 am MDT May 15, 2026
9am MDT May 15, 2026-6pm MDT May 21, 2026
 
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