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Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Garden City Regional Airport (KGCK)

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

A Few Clouds and Windy

32°F

0°C

Humidity 29%
Wind Speed N 29 G 41 mph
Barometer 30.09 in (1020.9 mb)
Dewpoint 3°F (-16°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Wind Chill18°F (-8°C)
Last update 16 Jan 6:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Dighton KS

Fire Weather Watch January 17, 12:00pm until January 17, 07:00pm
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Fire Weather Watch

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Wind chill values as low as 4. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as -1. Windy, with a north northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as 1. North northwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming southwest in the evening.

    Low: 11 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 13 to 20 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny then
    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 39.

    High: 39 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 55.

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Wind chill values as low as 4. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as -1. Windy, with a north northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as 1. North northwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming southwest in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 13 to 20 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph.
M.L.King Day
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 39.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 55.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 49.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Dighton KS
 38.49°N 100.47°W (Elev. 2782 ft)
Last Update:
4:55 pm CST Jan 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm CST Jan 16, 2026-6pm CST Jan 23, 2026
 
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