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Areas of Dangerous Heat and Heavy Rain with Possible Flooding into this Weekend

Hot temperatures and high humidity are forecast to continue across much of northeast Texas into the mid-Mississippi Valley into this weekend with heat advisories in effect. Heavy to excessive rainfall occurring at times through Saturday could bring areas of flooding across parts of the central Plains into the upper Midwest/Great Lakes, and Four Corners states. Read More >

Current conditions at

Salina, Salina Municipal Airport (KSLN)

Lat: 38.78°NLon: 97.64°WElev: 1270ft.

Fair

83°F

28°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed NE 5 mph
Barometer 30.13 in (1018.9 mb)
Dewpoint 74°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index90°F (32°C)
Last update 16 Sep 7:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Abilene KS

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 69. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 69 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 92 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 91. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. South wind around 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 66. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 66 °F

    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 75 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 62 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 69. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 91. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. South wind around 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 66. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Abilene KS
 38.94°N 97.22°W
Last Update:
6:21 pm CDT Sep 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm CDT Sep 16, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 23, 2026
 
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