FNUS73 KDDC 181747 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST for Meade Complex...KDEM National Weather Service DODGE CITY KS 1247 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1300 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 UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... Based on current satellite and surface observation trends, variable to light southwest winds are expected to continue through mid- afternoon as a frontal boundary remains nearly stationary from the Texas Panhandle northeastward into south central Kansas. The boundary is expected to begin lifting slightly northward late afternoon, allowing light south-southwest winds to gradually increase somewhat through early evening. Thunderstorms are expected to develop along and ahead of said boundary late this afternoon, mainly to the east of Meade County, then move east-northeast through early/mid- evening. A few of these storms may become severe with large hail and damaging winds the main threat. The potential for a tornado or two cannot be ruled out. A cold front is projected to push southward through western/central Kansas early this evening, turning winds northerly 20 to 30 mph with gusts as high as 40 to 45 mph generally after 7-8 PM CDT. Winds are then expected to gradually subside later overnight into early Tuesday morning. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent). CWR.................10 percent. Max temperature.....Around 92. Min humidity........16 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 8 to 18 mph. Gusts up to 33 mph. Mixing height.......13200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 20 to 29 mph increasing to southwest 36 to 39 mph late in the afternoon. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........8 11 14 17 15 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ CWR.............0 0 10 0 0 Temp............84 87 89 91 91 RH..............34 30 26 24 16 20 FT wind dir..SW SW SW S SW 20 FT wind spd..9 12 15 17 18 20 FT wind gust.11 17 22 25 26 Mix hgt (kft)...5.0 7.4 9.9 13 13 Transp wind dir.S S S S SW Transp wind spd.20 24 29 36 39 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Min temperature.....Around 43. Max humidity........81 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 17 to 20 mph shifting to the north 14 to 18 mph in the late evening and overnight. Gusts up to 33 mph. Mixing height.......6700 ft AGL decreasing to 800 ft AGL early in the evening. Transport winds.....Southwest 33 to 40 mph decreasing to around 21 mph early in the evening, then shifting to the north 20 to 29 mph late in the evening increasing to 26 to 35 mph late in the evening. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM Sky (%).........14 12 16 21 25 27 30 33 32 30 29 28 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............90 88 83 74 65 60 57 54 52 50 48 45 RH..............13 12 18 27 47 57 61 65 70 74 78 81 20 FT wind dir..SW SW W NW N N N N N N N N 20 FT wind spd..19 20 19 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 20 FT wind gust.26 2626 25 24 24 25 25 24 24 24 23 Mix hgt (kft)...12 6.7 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.5 1.8 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.2 Transp wind dir.SW SW SW NW N N N N N N N N Transp wind spd.40 33 21 20 29 35 33 31 30 30 28 26 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. East winds around 8 mph. .THURSDAY... Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds around 7 mph. .FRIDAY... Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ Forecaster...J JOHNSON Requested by...Gregg Bollella Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2613935.0/DDC .DELDT 05/18/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL brett.albright@noaa.gov,gregg.bollella@ks.gov