FNUS73 KDDC 181333 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST for Clark Co (Aviation Ops)...Kansas Forest Service National Weather Service DODGE CITY KS 833 AM CDT Mon May 18 2026 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0900 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, ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... Dangerous wildfire conditions will return for one more day across Clark county, with hot temperatures in the 90s, strong southwest winds gusting near 40 mph, and humidity falling below 20%. Any ongoing flames or embers will be efficiently fanned by these conditions this afternoon. It is important to emphasize: a strong cold front will race south over the wildfire between 7-10 pm this evening, with an abrupt wind shift to north, also gusting near 40 mph. Fire crews are urged to be ready for this dramatic north wind shift this evening. Cooler, diminishing winds, less fire danger Tuesday. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon. Slight chance of showers late in the afternoon. CWR.................10 percent increasing to 20 percent late in the afternoon, then decreasing to 10 percent late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....Around 93. Min humidity........18 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Breezy. Southwest winds 12 to 17 mph increasing to south 24 to 25 mph late in the afternoon. Gusts up to 28 mph increasing to 46 mph. Mixing height.......11100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 25 to 32 mph increasing to south 37 to 41 mph late in the afternoon. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........6 1 1 3 5 5 10 18 15 Weather cov..... PTY PTY PTY SCH SCH PTY Weather type.... BDT BDT BDT RW RW BDT Tstm cov........ CWR.............0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20 10 Temp............73 77 81 85 87 89 91 91 91 RH..............43 42 39 35 34 32 29 24 18 20 FT wind dir..SW SW SW SW SW S S S S 20 FT wind spd..16 16 16 15 13 12 17 24 25 20 FT wind gust.22 22 22 22 20 20 28 36 37 Mix hgt (kft)...2.3 3.2 4.2 6.3 8.1 9.9 10 11 11 Transp wind dir.SW SW SW S S S S S S Transp wind spd.26 26 25 26 32 37 40 40 41 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). Patchy blowing dust early in the evening. CWR.................10 percent. Min temperature.....Around 44. Max humidity........79 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 18 to 23 mph with gusts to around 32 mph shifting to the northwest 18 to 19 mph with gusts to around 25 mph late in the evening, then shifting to the north with gusts to around 28 mph late in the evening. Mixing height.......8800 ft AGL decreasing to 800 ft AGL early in the evening. Transport winds.....Southwest 35 to 41 mph decreasing to around 22 mph early in the evening, then shifting to the northwest late in the evening shifting to the north 26 to 35 mph in the late evening and overnight. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM Sky (%).........5 7 12 20 28 19 32 28 31 27 27 28 Weather cov.....PTY Weather type....BDT Tstm cov........ CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............91 87 81 69 69 64 59 56 54 51 48 47 RH..............13 12 18 36 39 48 57 66 69 74 77 79 20 FT wind dir..S SW SW NW N N N N N N N N 20 FT wind spd..23 20 18 18 19 19 18 19 19 18 18 18 20 FT wind gust.32 29 25 25 25 25 24 28 26 26 26 26 Mix hgt (kft)...12 8.8 1.1 0.8 1.4 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 Transp wind dir.SW SW SW NW N N N N N N N N Transp wind spd.41 35 22 22 35 35 32 31 31 29 28 26 .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Max temperature.....Around 71. Min humidity........28 percent. Wind (20 ft)........North winds 10 to 17 mph with gusts to around 25 mph shifting to the northeast around 10 mph late in the afternoon. Mixing height.......6200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 17 to 26 mph shifting to the northeast 14 to 16 mph late in the afternoon. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........30 31 41 33 26 18 18 6 6 2 5 9 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............46 44 46 48 52 56 59 62 66 69 69 71 RH..............79 82 76 71 59 49 44 39 33 30 30 28 20 FT wind dir..N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE 20 FT wind spd..17 17 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 10 10 20 FT wind gust.25 23 23 22 20 20 19 18 17 16 14 14 Mix hgt (kft)...1.5 1.9 2.2 2.6 3.0 3.4 4.0 4.3 5.1 5.3 5.4 6.2 Transp wind dir.N N N N N N N N N N NE NE Transp wind spd.25 26 24 23 23 21 18 17 16 15 14 15 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70. East winds around 8 mph. .THURSDAY... Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 70. East winds around 8 mph. .FRIDAY... Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds around 6 mph. $$ Forecaster...TURNER Requested by...C.Hanson Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2613913.0/DDC .DELDT 05/18/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL cehjr@ksu.edu