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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Great Bend, Great Bend Municipal Airport (KGBD)

Lat: 38.35°NLon: 98.87°WElev: 1886ft.

Light Rain Fog/Mist

51°F

11°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed NE 12 mph
Barometer 30.05 in (1017.1 mb)
Dewpoint 50°F (10°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Wind Chill47°F (8°C)
Last update 14 Oct 5:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Ellinwood KS

  • Today

    Today: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 58. Northeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 58 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Low around 53. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 53 °F

    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers between 1pm and 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 63 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a north wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Gradual
    Clearing and
    Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a north wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 34.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost, mainly before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 61.

    High: 61 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy.

    High: 69 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 58. Northeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Low around 53. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers between 1pm and 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night
Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a north wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a north wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Saturday
Widespread frost, mainly before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 61.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ellinwood KS
 38.38°N 98.6°W
Last Update:
5:31 am CDT Oct 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6am CDT Oct 14, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 20, 2026
 
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