Tracking Two Storms Impacting the Northern U.S. Through Thanksgiving and into This Weekend

Heavy lake effect snow and gusty winds, including some local blizzard conditions, will continue into Thanksgiving Day across the Great Lakes then lingering through Friday night for Lakes Erie and Ontario. Confidence is increasing for another winter storm to develop over the northern and central Rockies Friday and track across the central Plains through the Midwest and Great Lakes this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Great Bend, Great Bend Municipal Airport (KGBD)

Lat: 38.35°NLon: 98.87°WElev: 1886ft.

Fair

29°F

-2°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed SW 7 mph
Barometer 30.43 in (1031.9 mb)
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill22°F (-6°C)
Last update 27 Nov 7:56 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Garfield KS

  • Thanksgiving Day

    Thanksgiving Day: Sunny, with a high near 52. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable  in the afternoon.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 28. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 7 mph after midnight.

    Low: 28 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Cloudy and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain after midnight.  Cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 20 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of rain before noon, then a slight chance of rain and snow between noon and 3pm, then a slight chance of snow after 3pm.  Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 41 by noon, then falling to around 33 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a north northwest wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 41 °F

    Windy. Chance
    Rain then
    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Blustery.

    Low: 15 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 31.

    High: 31 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 33.

    High: 33 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Thanksgiving Day
Sunny, with a high near 52. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 28. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 7 mph after midnight.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 20 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
A chance of rain before noon, then a slight chance of rain and snow between noon and 3pm, then a slight chance of snow after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 41 by noon, then falling to around 33 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a north northwest wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Blustery.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 31.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 33.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 46.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Garfield KS
 38.08°N 99.24°W (Elev. 2073 ft)
8:07 am CST Nov 27, 2025
8am CST Nov 27, 2025-6pm CST Dec 3, 2025
 
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