993  
FNUS73 KDDC 190247  
FWSDDC  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ASHLAND...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS  
947 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2139 CDT ON MAY 18.  
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
 
 
GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.  
WIND GUSTS THROUGH MIDNIGHT MAY OCCASIONALLY BE AS HIGH AS 40 TO  
45 MPH. BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3AM WIND GUSTS WILL DECREASE TO 25 TO  
30 MPH.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........71 AT FORECAST START...MIN 44.  
RH..................58 PERCENT AT FORECAST START...MAX 83 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 17 MPH AT FORECAST  
START...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS AROUND 17 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 26 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 9 PM 1 AM 5 AM  
SKY (%).........28 34 63  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0  
TEMP............71 53 47  
RH..............49 80 79  
20 FT WIND......N 31G42 N G26G38 N 17G24  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.  
RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST AROUND 11 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
GUSTS UP TO 29 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........58 70 33 26 6 9  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............46 46 53 59 66 69  
RH..............79 79 59 47 36 33  
20 FT WIND......N 17 N 16 N 13 N 12 NE 12 NE 11  
20 FT WIND GUST.23 22 18 18 18 18  
RIDGETOP WIND...M M M M M M  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.  
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH  
EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........12 9 17 13 5 4  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............69 66 58 54 52 48  
RH..............33 38 55 69 77 89  
20 FT WIND......E 11 E 9 NE 7 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 14 11 10 11 10  
RIDGETOP WIND...M M M M M M  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69.  
RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 9 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........30 39 61 64 69 78  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............46 47 55 59 63 67  
RH..............93 93 66 55 48 45  
20 FT WIND......NE 6 E 7 E 8 E 8 E 8 E 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 11 13 13 13 14  
RIDGETOP WIND...M M M M M M  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS  
IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
 
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS  
IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE  
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
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