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Current conditions at

Garden City Regional Airport (KGCK)

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

Fair and Breezy

78°F

26°C

Humidity 16%
Wind Speed S 21 G 28 mph
Barometer 29.51 in (997.5 mb)
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index77°F (25°C)
Last update 14 Mar 5:54 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ENE Friend KS

High Wind Warning March 15, 05:00am until March 15, 09:00pm
Red Flag Warning until March 14, 09:00pm
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High Wind Warning
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  •  
    Red Flag Warning until March 14, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Sat

    Red Flag Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Partly
    Cloudy and
    Windy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Widespread blowing dust, mainly between 10am and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 30 by 9am. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 38 to 46 mph, with gusts as high as 65 mph.

    High: 38 °F⇓

    Blowing Dust
    and Very
    Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Areas of blowing dust before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as zero. Very windy, with a north wind 22 to 32 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Dust and Very
    Windy then
    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Wind chill values as low as zero early. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West southwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the evening.

    Low: 24 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

    High: 76 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 30. Windy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north northwest 24 to 29 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Sunday
Widespread blowing dust, mainly between 10am and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 30 by 9am. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 38 to 46 mph, with gusts as high as 65 mph.
Sunday Night
Areas of blowing dust before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as zero. Very windy, with a north wind 22 to 32 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Wind chill values as low as zero early. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West southwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles ENE Friend KS
 38.28°N 100.83°W (Elev. 2972 ft)
Last Update:
5:31 pm CDT Mar 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm CDT Mar 14, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 21, 2026
 
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