Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Great Bend, Great Bend Municipal Airport (KGBD)

Lat: 38.35°NLon: 98.87°WElev: 1886ft.

Fair

50°F

10°C

Humidity	28%
Wind Speed	W 8 mph
Barometer	30.15 in (1022.2 mb)
Dewpoint	18°F (-8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	47°F (8°C)
Last update	21 Jan 4:56 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Garfield KS

Winter Storm Watch January 23, 06:00am until January 25, 06:00am

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 09:00pm until January 24, 12:00pm

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Winter Storm Watch

Extreme Cold Watch

Tonight
Low: 18 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 45 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Thursday Night
Low: 9 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Friday
High: 14 °F
Chance Snow
and Blustery
Friday Night
Low: -3 °F
Snow
Saturday
High: 8 °F
Snow Likely
Saturday Night
Low: -3 °F
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy
Sunday
High: 21 °F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: -4 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 18. West wind around 6 mph becoming east after midnight.

Thursday

Increasing clouds, with a high near 45. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -6. Northeast wind 8 to 18 mph.

Friday

A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -9. Blustery, with a northeast wind 16 to 21 mph. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Friday Night

Snow. Low around -3. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday

Snow likely. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 8. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 21.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -4.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 28.