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  • Tornado Watch for Arkansas City - Click for Details
    LOCATIONS
    Central and Eastern Kansas
    EFFECTIVE
    This Thursday afternoon and evening from 205 PM until 900 PM CDT.
    THREATS
    A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible, Widespread large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3.5 inches in diameter likely, Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts to 80 mph possible
    SITUATION
    Intense storm development is expected initially across parts of northern/east-central Kansas through late afternoon, becoming more scattered/widespread into this evening across the remainder of eastern Kansas. All severe hazards are expected, including tornadoes, very large hail and damaging winds. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles east and west of a line from 65 miles north northeast of Manhattan KS to 45 miles south southeast of Wichita KS. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).
    PRECAUTIONS
    A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings.
Current Condition
81°
Mainly Cloudy
Heat Index: 83°
Humidity: 58% Dew Point: 64°
Wind: S 22 mph Visibility: 10 mi
Pressure: 1001 mb
Conditions as of 2:55pm
Thursday
83°
High of 83 under partly cloudy skies with a slight chance for scattered storms.
34%  
6:42am   8:10pm
Thursday Night
52°
Partly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms likely.
70%  
6:42am   8:10pm
Friday
77°
Lots of sunshine with a slight chance for scattered showers early.
4%  
6:41am   8:11pm

7-Day Forecast:

Thu
4/23
430_day
83°
High of 83 under partly cloudy skies with a slight chance for scattered storms. South winds 20 to 30 mph.
34% S 21 mph
Sunrise: 6:42am  Sunset: 8:10pm Moon: Quarter Moon
34%
S 21 mph
Thu Night
450_night
52°
Partly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms likely. Low of 52. Winds turning southeast 10 to 15 mph.
70% SE 12 mph
70%
SE 12 mph
Fri
4/24
230_day
77°
Lots of sunshine with a slight chance for scattered showers early. High of 77. Winds out of the northeast 8 to 15 mph.
4% NNE 8 mph
Sunrise: 6:41am  Sunset: 8:11pm Moon: Quarter Moon
4%
NNE 8 mph
Friday Night
120_night
53°
Lows level off around 53 under mainly clear skies. Easterly winds 8 to 15 mph.
3% E 7 mph
3%
E 7 mph
Sat
4/25
430_day
79°
Daytime highs approaching 79 under cloudy skies with a chance for scattered thunderstorms late. Winds out of the southeast 8 to 15 mph.
40% SE 9 mph
Sunrise: 6:40am  Sunset: 8:11pm Moon: Waxing Gibbous
40%
SE 9 mph
Sat Night
450_night
58°
Scattered thunderstorms likely, otherwise cloudy skies. Lows dip down to about 58. Winds out of the east 8 to 15 mph.
58% ESE 8 mph
58%
ESE 8 mph
Sun
4/26
430_day
80°
Cloudy skies with a chance for scattered thunderstorms. High of 80. Southeast winds 8 to 15 mph.
34% ESE 10 mph
Sunrise: 6:39am  Sunset: 8:12pm Moon: Waxing Gibbous
34%
ESE 10 mph
Sun Night
430_night
57°
Lows around 57 under partly cloudy skies with a chance for scattered storms. South winds 10 to 20 mph.
34% SSE 13 mph
34%
SSE 13 mph
Mon
4/27
120_day
76°
Mainly sunny skies with daytime highs approaching 76. Westerly winds 10 to 15 mph.
6% WNW 12 mph
Sunrise: 6:37am  Sunset: 8:13pm Moon: Waxing Gibbous
6%
WNW 12 mph
Mon Night
100_night
47°
Clear skies with a low of 47. Northerly winds 5 to 10 mph.
3% N 5 mph
3%
N 5 mph
Tue
4/28
120_day
75°
High of 75 under mainly sunny skies. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph.
2% NE 6 mph
Sunrise: 6:36am  Sunset: 8:14pm Moon: Waxing Gibbous
2%
NE 6 mph
Tue Night
430_night
52°
Lows dip down to about 52 under partly cloudy skies with a slight chance for scattered storms. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph.
24% E 6 mph
24%
E 6 mph
Wed
4/29
430_day
76°
Chance for scattered thunderstorms, otherwise cloudy skies with a few peeks of sun. Highs around 76. Winds out of the east 8 to 15 mph.
36% ESE 10 mph
Sunrise: 6:35am  Sunset: 8:15pm Moon: Full Moon
36%
ESE 10 mph

Hourly Conditions

4:00pm
430_day
81°
Clouds and Sun
S 20 mph
5:00pm
430_day
81°
Clouds and Sun
S 21 mph
6:00pm
430_day
81°
Clouds and Sun
S 21 mph
7:00pm
430_day
79°
Clouds and Sun
S 19 mph
8:00pm
430_day
74°
Clouds and Sun
S 16 mph
9:00pm
430_night
70°
Partly Cloudy
S 15 mph
10:00pm
450_night
67°
Mainly Cloudy
S 13 mph
11:00pm
430_night
65°
Partly Cloudy
N 9 mph
12:00am
430_night
63°
Partly Cloudy
SE 8 mph
1:00am
430_night
61°
Partly Cloudy
E 6 mph
2:00am
430_night
59°
Partly Cloudy
ENE 6 mph
3:00am
430_night
58°
Partly Cloudy
NE 5 mph
4:00am
230_night
56°
Partly Cloudy
NNE 6 mph
5:00am
230_night
54°
Mainly Clear
N 6 mph
6:00am
230_day
54°
Mostly Sunny
N 6 mph
7:00am
100_day
52°
Mostly Sunny
N 7 mph
8:00am
100_day
54°
Mostly Sunny
NNE 7 mph
9:00am
120_day
58°
Clouds and Sun
NNE 8 mph
10:00am
150_day
63°
Clouds and Sun
NNE 9 mph
11:00am
120_day
65°
Mostly Sunny
NE 9 mph
12:00pm
120_day
68°
Mostly Sunny
NNE 9 mph
1:00pm
100_day
72°
Mostly Sunny
NNE 9 mph
2:00pm
100_day
74°
Mostly Sunny
NE 10 mph
3:00pm
100_day
74°
Mostly Sunny
NE 10 mph
4:00pm
100_day
76°
Mostly Sunny
NE 10 mph
5:00pm
100_day
76°
Mostly Sunny
ENE 10 mph
6:00pm
100_day
74°
Mostly Sunny
ENE 9 mph
7:00pm
100_day
72°
Mostly Sunny
ENE 7 mph
8:00pm
100_day
67°
Mostly Sunny
E 6 mph
9:00pm
100_night
63°
Mainly Clear
E 5 mph
10:00pm
100_night
61°
Mainly Clear
E 5 mph
11:00pm
100_night
58°
Mainly Clear
E 5 mph
12:00am
100_night
58°
Mainly Clear
E 6 mph
1:00am
100_night
56°
Clear
E 6 mph
2:00am
100_night
56°
Mainly Clear
E 6 mph
3:00am
120_night
56°
Mainly Clear
ESE 7 mph
4:00am
150_night
54°
Partly Cloudy
ESE 7 mph