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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Emporia, Emporia Municipal Airport (KEMP)

Lat: 38.33°NLon: 96.19°WElev: 1204ft.

Overcast

60°F

16°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed E 8 mph
Barometer 29.71 in (1005.8 mb)
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 1 Apr 9:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WNW Council Grove KS

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Low around 59. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 20 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 59 °F

    T-storms and
    Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Breezy.
    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a south wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 76 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Low around 59. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 20 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Thursday
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Friday
A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a south wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles WNW Council Grove KS
 38.68°N 96.56°W
Last Update:
5:36 pm CDT Apr 1, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm CDT Apr 1, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 8, 2026
 
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