Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Pratt Municipal (KPTT)

Lat: 37.7°NLon: 98.75°WElev: 1952ft.

Fair

84°F

29°C

Humidity 45%
Wind Speed SE 12 mph
Barometer 30.14 in
Dewpoint 61°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index84°F (29°C)
Last update 2 Aug 6:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Stafford KS

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 9 to 11 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1pm.  Cloudy, then becoming mostly sunny during the afternoon, with a high near 79. Southeast wind around 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 79 °F

    T-storms
    Likely

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: A slight chance of thunderstorms before 7am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 3 to 7 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 10%.

    High: 82 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 88.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 92.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 9 to 11 mph.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, then becoming mostly sunny during the afternoon, with a high near 79. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Monday
A slight chance of thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 92.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 96.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 98.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.
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Point Forecast:
Stafford KS
 37.96°N 98.61°W (Elev. 1880 ft)
6:30 pm CDT Aug 2, 2025
6pm CDT Aug 2, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 9, 2025
 
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