Heavy to Excessive Rains in The Four Corners Region and Midwest; Heat Persists in the South-Central U.S.

Repeated rounds of showers and thunderstorms could bring a flash flooding threat across the Four Corners region and from the mid-Mississippi Valley into the lower Great Lakes. Hot temperatures and high humidity will continue to challenge daily records from the Southern Plains to the lower Mississippi Valley. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Russell, Russell Municipal Airport (KRSL)

Lat: 38.87°NLon: 98.81°WElev: 1860ft.

Fair

84°F

29°C

Humidity 59%
Wind Speed S 9 mph
Barometer 30.13 in (1019.1 mb)
Dewpoint 68°F (20°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index87°F (31°C)
Last update 16 Sep 4:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Portis KS

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am.  Patchy fog after 3am.  Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 67. East wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 67 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Areas of fog before 10am.  Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 91. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 91 °F

    Areas Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 72 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny then
    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind around 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 69 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

    High: 85 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm.  Low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 65 °F

    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 74 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.

    Low: 60 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 67. East wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 91. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 93. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Saturday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Portis KS
 39.55°N 98.69°W (Elev. 1532 ft)
6:31 pm CDT Sep 16, 2026
6pm CDT Sep 16, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 23, 2026
 
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