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Late January Extreme Cold; Watching East Coast Storm Threat This Weekend

The next blast of Arctic air surges south down the Plains, across the Great Lakes and through the Southeast and East Friday through Saturday. This could be longest duration of cold in several decades. Forecast models are being closely monitored for potential of another significant winter storm to impact the eastern United States this coming weekend. Confidence in coastal impacts has increased. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Medicine Lodge, Medicine Lodge (KP28)

Lat: 37.28°NLon: 98.55°WElev: 1539ft.

39°F

4°C

Humidity 60%
Wind Speed E 3 mph
Barometer 30.12 in (1022.0 mb)
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 28 Jan 5:56 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles E Medicine Lodge KS

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy freezing fog after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph after midnight.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Freezing Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy freezing fog before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Blustery, with a north wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Blustery.
    Patchy
    Freezing Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 15 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Light north northeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 34 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 23.

    High: 23 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.

    Low: 11 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 47.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy freezing fog after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Patchy freezing fog before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Blustery, with a north wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Light north northeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 23.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 47.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 21.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 47.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles E Medicine Lodge KS
 37.29°N 98.56°W (Elev. 1506 ft)
Last Update:
4:57 pm CST Jan 28, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm CST Jan 28, 2026-6pm CST Feb 4, 2026
 
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