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

Fire Weather Watch 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 and Breezy

51°F

11°C

Humidity	66%
Wind Speed	S 21 G 30 mph
Barometer	29.84 in (1010.7 mb)
Dewpoint	40°F (4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	45°F (7°C)
Last update	15 Feb 11:53 pm CST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WNW Hunter KS

Fire Weather Watch February 17, 12:00pm until February 17, 08:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Overnight
Low: 43 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Washington's Birthday
High: 67 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 48 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 79 °F
Partly Sunny
and Windy
Tuesday Night
Low: 40 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Wednesday
High: 66 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 34 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 49 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 21 °F
Slight Chance
Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Washington's Birthday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the morning.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 79. 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 40 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 66.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.