Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Current conditions at

Garden City Regional Airport (KGCK)

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

Fair

44°F

7°C

Humidity 37%
Wind Speed SW 10 mph
Barometer 30.19 in (1023.5 mb)
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill39°F (4°C)
Last update 21 Jan 12:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

14 Miles W Lydia KS

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 50. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 15. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. East northeast wind 6 to 11 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -5. East northeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 7 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow likely, mainly after noon.  Cloudy and cold, with a steady temperature around 12. East wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 12 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Snow likely, mainly after midnight.  Cloudy, with a low around -4. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: -4 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow likely.  Cloudy and cold, with a high near 10. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 10 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1.

    Low: -1 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.

    High: 26 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 50. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 15. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. East northeast wind 6 to 11 mph.
Thursday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -5. East northeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday
Snow likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy and cold, with a steady temperature around 12. East wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
Snow likely, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around -4. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday
Snow likely. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 10. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 0.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 34.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 10.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
14 Miles W Lydia KS
 38.25°N 101.54°W (Elev. 3422 ft)
12:06 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
1pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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