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Areas of Excessive Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms; Typhoon Watch for Guam/CNMI

Heavy to excessive rainfall will continue today from the Texas Big Bend region into southern Oklahoma. Locally considerable flash and urban flooding is possible, and river flooding will continue in central Oklahoma. Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible in parts of the Mid-Atlantic Friday. A Typhoon Watch has been issued for Guam and CNMI. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

St. Joseph, Rosecrans Memorial Airport (KSTJ)

Lat: 39.77°NLon: 94.91°WElev: 823ft.

Overcast

58°F

14°C

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed NW 16 G 24 mph
Barometer 30.03 in (1016.5 mb)
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 15 Oct 3:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Effingham KS

Freeze Watch October 17, 01:00am until October 17, 09:00am
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Freeze Watch

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A slight chance of showers. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 59. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 59 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Gradual
    Clearing and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Widespread frost, mainly after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 31. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 58 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 37.

    Low: 37 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

    High: 70 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A slight chance of showers. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 59. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Friday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Friday Night
Widespread frost, mainly after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 31. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Widespread frost, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 37.
Sunday
Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 67.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Effingham KS
 39.53°N 95.4°W (Elev. 1099 ft)
Last Update:
2:26 pm CDT Oct 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm CDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 22, 2026
 
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