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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

INDEPENDENCE (KIDP)

Lat: 37.16°NLon: 95.78°WElev: 825ft.

Thunderstorm Rain

66°F

19°C

Humidity 83%
Wind Speed NW 10 mph
Barometer 29.76 in
Dewpoint 61°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 8 May 5:55 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Independence KS

Severe T-storm Watch until May 8, 10:00pm
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    Severe T-storm Watch until May 8, 10:00pm

    NOW until 10:00pm Fri

    Severe T-storm Watch

  • Tonight

    Low: 50 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 81 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A slight chance of thunderstorms after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 57. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

    Low: 57 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Northeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 67 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 73.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 53.

    Low: 53 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then clearing, with a low around 50. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of thunderstorms after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 57. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Northeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 73.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 53.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Independence KS
 37.24°N 95.7°W
Last Update:
2:56 pm CDT May 8, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm CDT May 8, 2026-6pm CDT May 15, 2026
 
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