Arctic Air Spreads South and East from Rockies Friday through Next Week

Arctic air is plunging across the Rockies and Great Plains and will reach the Deep South and Great Lakes Saturday night, and the Eastern Seaboard by Sunday night, bringing dangerously cold wind chill temperatures. Snow and heavy winds could produce blizzard conditions in the Northern Plains Friday. There is a wintry mix expected in the Midwest/Northeast and rain for the Southeast into Saturday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Childress, Childress Municipal Airport (KCDS)

Lat: 34.43°NLon: 100.28°WElev: 1952ft.

Fair

62°F

17°C

Humidity 21%
Wind Speed NW 18 mph
Barometer 29.55 in (999.8 mb)
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 17 Jan 5:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Wellington TX

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 26. North wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 35. Wind chill values between 15 and 25. North northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 15. Wind chill values between 5 and 10. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values between 5 and 15. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 29 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: A chance of flurries after noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. South southeast wind around 10 mph.

    High: 26 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.

    Low: 11 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 38. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 38 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. South southwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Clear, with a low around 26. North wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 35. Wind chill values between 15 and 25. North northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 15. Wind chill values between 5 and 10. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values between 5 and 15. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
M.L.King Day
A chance of flurries after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. South southeast wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 38. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19. South southwest wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 46.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 51.
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Point Forecast:
Wellington TX
 34.85°N 100.21°W (Elev. 2014 ft)
5:52 pm CST Jan 17, 2025
6pm CST Jan 17, 2025-6pm CST Jan 24, 2025
 
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