081
FNUS73 KGLD 232150
FWSGLD
SPOT FORECAST FOR I-70 GRASS FIRE...THOMAS COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
350 PM MDT THU APR 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 CDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (785) 899-2360 OR VIA 800MHZ RADIO
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
STRONG NW WINDS (30-35 MPH G 60 MPH) ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN BY ~5
PM MDT/6 PM CDT AS HIGH-BASED SHOWERS PROGRESS EAST INTO CENTRAL
KANSAS. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT/VARIABLE AFTER SUNSET AND REMAIN
LIGHT/VARIABLE OVERNIGHT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 24 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........57 78 73
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 10 10
TEMP............74 74 72
RH..............14 14 16
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW W
20 FT WIND SPD..16 24 18
20 FT WIND GUST.29 32 31
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 5 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST
LATE IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5 TO
7 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM
SKY (%).........78 57 38 10 8 4 4 6 6 4 4 6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............68 63 58 54 50 48 46 44 42 40 39 38
RH..............19 23 28 34 39 44 47 51 57 62 62 67
20 FT WIND DIR..NW E SE W N N N N N N N W
20 FT WIND SPD..7 5 5 5 7 6 6 6 5 6 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.21 13 10 9 10 9 10 9 8 9 8 8
FORECASTER...VINCENT
REQUESTED BY...DAVID BECKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2611532.0/GLD
.DELDT 04/23/26
.EMAIL DBECKER@THOMASCOUNTYKS.GOV
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