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Current conditions at

Salina, Salina Municipal Airport (KSLN)

Lat: 38.78°NLon: 97.64°WElev: 1270ft.

Partly Cloudy

70°F

21°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed SE 10 mph
Barometer 29.84 in (1009.2 mb)
Dewpoint 68°F (20°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 27 Jun 4:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles NNE Bennington KS

Extreme Heat Watch June 28, 01:00pm until June 30, 09:00pm
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Extreme Heat Watch
  • Today

    Today: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 8am.  Patchy dense fog before 8am.  Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 90 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Patchy Dense
    Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Mostly
    Clear and
    Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 107. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear during the early evening, then becoming mostly cloudy, with a low around 78. Breezy, with a south wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 78 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Breezy, with a south wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 93. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Breezy, with a south wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 8am. Patchy dense fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 107. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear during the early evening, then becoming mostly cloudy, with a low around 78. Breezy, with a south wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Breezy, with a south wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 93. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Breezy, with a south wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Breezy.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles NNE Bennington KS
 39.13°N 97.54°W
5:36 am CDT Jun 27, 2026
5am CDT Jun 27, 2026-6pm CDT Jul 3, 2026
 
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