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Heat Wave and Severe Thunderstorms this Independence Day

A prolonged, dangerous heat wave will persist through the Independence Day weekend across the Ohio Valley, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic. Numerous temperature records are expected. Clusters of severe thunderstorms will move across parts of the Allegheny Plateau into Mid Atlantic this Independence Day, with potential for widespread damaging winds. Additional severe thunderstorms in the Great Plains. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Manhattan, Manhattan Municipal Airport (KMHK)

Lat: 39.14°NLon: 96.68°WElev: 1053ft.

Fair

72°F

22°C

Humidity 91%
Wind Speed N 3 mph
Barometer 29.99 in (1014.8 mb)
Dewpoint 69°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 4 Jul 9:52 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Clay Center KS

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 65. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 88 °F

    Areas Fog
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Light southeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 72 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 65. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Light southeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 92.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Clay Center KS
 39.38°N 97.12°W
Last Update:
9:02 pm CDT Jul 4, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10pm CDT Jul 4, 2026-6pm CDT Jul 11, 2026
 
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