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SPOT FORECAST for Meade Hatchery Fuels project...Kansas Forest service
National Weather Service DODGE CITY KS
114 AM CDT Fri Apr 24 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 CDT on April 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

Please contact us via NWS Chat, 800mhz radio or phone if you have
questions or concerns with this forecast,

.DISCUSSION...

Winds will be light out of the north this morning, shifting
easterly and southeasterly throughout the day. Expect winds 5-10
mph, increasing 10-15 mph into this evening. Minimum relative
humidity down to 15-20% is expected this afternoon.

Into Saturday, winds remain light out of the south. Storm chances
do increase late in the day on Saturday, but maintaining those to
only slight chance categories (20% or less).

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 78.
Min humidity........18 percent.
Surface winds (mph).North winds around 6 mph shifting to the
                    southeast 9 to 11 mph late in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
Sky (%).........7      17     4      4      6      5
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............44     52     66     72     77     78
RH..............58     48     32     25     20     18
Surface wind....N 6    NE 6   E 8    E 9    SE 9   SE 11
Surface wnd gst.9      10     12     13     15     17

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 47.
Max humidity........100 percent.
Surface winds (mph).Southeast winds 9 to 14 mph.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........10     17     20     23     28     35
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............78     73     62     57     54     51
RH..............18     24     39     62     83     96
Surface wind....S 13   SE 11  SE 13  SE 14  SE 13  SE 10
Surface wnd gst.17     17     18     21     20     17

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (45-55 percent). Chance of rain
                    showers in the afternoon. Slight chance of
                    thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 78.
Min humidity........31 percent.
Surface winds (mph).Southeast winds 8 to 9 mph shifting to the
                    southwest 10 to 13 mph in the late morning and
                    afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
Sky (%).........55     66     67     48     36     30
Weather cov.....                            CHANCE CHANCE
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
Tstm cov........                                   S CHC
Temp............48     51     61     70     75     78
RH..............100    100    81     57     41     32
Surface wind....SE 8   SE 8   S 10   S 10   SW 11  SW 13
Surface wnd gst.14     13     15     16     17     18

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 80s. East
winds around 9 mph.
.MONDAY...
Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the upper 70s. West winds around 12 mph.
.TUESDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast
winds around 7 mph.

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Forecaster...BENNETT
Requested by...Dennis Carlson
Type of request...OTHER
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.DELDT 04/24/26
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.EMAIL dcarlson@ksu.edu