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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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Garden City Regional Airport (KGCK)

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

Fair

59°F

15°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed NW 3 mph
Barometer 29.74 in (1003.5 mb)
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Last update 16 May 4:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Friend KS

Fire Weather Watch May 17, 01:00pm until May 17, 09:00pm
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Fire Weather Watch

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 94. West northwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 56. Windy, with a southeast wind 14 to 19 mph becoming southeast 20 to 25 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Windy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Southwest wind 13 to 17 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 16 to 23 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Very windy, with a southwest wind 14 to 24 mph increasing to 27 to 37 mph. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Very
    Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Very windy.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Very
    Windy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

    High: 71 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 94. West northwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 56. Windy, with a southeast wind 14 to 19 mph becoming southeast 20 to 25 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Southwest wind 13 to 17 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 16 to 23 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Very windy, with a southwest wind 14 to 24 mph increasing to 27 to 37 mph. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Very windy.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Friend KS
 38.25°N 100.91°W (Elev. 2904 ft)
Last Update:
1:56 am CDT May 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am CDT May 16, 2026-6pm CDT May 22, 2026
 
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