Fire Weather in the Central and Southern Plains; Pacific Storms Impacting the West

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains into Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will impact the western U.S. into Wednesday with gusty winds, low elevation rain, and heavy mountain snow. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Red Flag Warning in effect from February 17, 12:00 PM CST until February 17, 08:00 PM CST

Current conditions at

Russell, Russell Municipal Airport (KRSL)

Lat: 38.87°NLon: 98.81°WElev: 1860ft.

Fair

60°F

16°C

Humidity	44%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.79 in (1008.6 mb)
Dewpoint	38°F (3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	16 Feb 1:53 pm CST

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NE Natoma KS

Red Flag Warning February 17, 12:00pm until February 17, 08:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Washington's Birthday
High: 70 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 46 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 78 °F
Partly Sunny
and Windy
Tuesday Night
Low: 36 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Clear
Wednesday
High: 66 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 32 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 47 °F
Breezy. Sunny
then Slight
Chance Snow
Thursday Night
Low: 18 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 43 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Washington's Birthday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. North wind around 5 mph becoming east.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Windy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 66. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.

Friday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.