FNUS73 KDDC 182339 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST for Herman Ranch Fire...Kansas Forest Service National Weather Service DODGE CITY KS 639 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1900 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... A cold front will continue to surge southward through southwest Kansas and south central Kansas, moving into northern Oklahoma early this evening. Strong north winds around 20 to 30 mph with gusts upward of 40 to 45 mph developing behind the front can be expected to persist through mid/late evening with winds then beginning to slightly subside somewhat overnight into early Tuesday morning. .REST OF TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent). CWR.................10 percent. Min temperature.....Around 45. Max humidity........78 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Breezy. Southwest winds 17 to 22 mph with gusts to around 30 mph shifting to the north 16 to 27 mph with gusts to around 37 mph in the late evening and overnight, then decreasing to 15 to 17 mph with gusts to around 26 mph after 3 am. Mixing height.......600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 35 mph becoming southwest around 23 mph early in the evening, then shifting to the north 24 to 33 mph in the late evening and overnight. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM Sky (%).........17 18 22 29 28 28 Weather cov..... Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........ CWR.............0 10 0 0 0 0 Temp............89 75 63 56 53 48 RH..............19 38 59 68 71 78 20 ft wind......NW 18 NW 25 N 25 N 19 N 17 N 17 20 ft wind gust.25 34 36 29 26 26 Mix hgt (ft)....5200 700 600 1400 2200 2000 Transport wind..W 35 N 23 N 28 N 33 N 30 N 26 .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Max temperature.....Around 70. Min humidity........33 percent. Wind (20 ft)........North winds 10 to 17 mph with gusts to around 25 mph shifting to the northeast 10 to 11 mph with gusts to around 18 mph late in the afternoon. Mixing height.......5300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 15 to 24 mph. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM Sky (%).........27 23 15 7 5 8 Weather cov..... Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........ CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............47 47 53 59 66 69 RH..............79 77 59 47 37 33 20 ft wind......N 17 N 15 N 14 N 13 N 12 NE 11 20 ft wind gust.25 24 22 20 18 18 Mix hgt (ft)....1400 2500 2900 3700 4500 5100 Transport wind..N 24 N 24 N 22 N 20 N 17 N 15 .TUESDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Min temperature.....Around 44. Max humidity........93 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 21 mph early in the evening. Mixing height.......600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East 13 to 15 mph. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM Sky (%).........11 9 14 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 59 55 52 48 RH..............34 38 55 68 79 88 20 ft wind......NE 10 E 9 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 NE 5 20 ft wind gust.17 14 11 10 10 10 Mix hgt (ft)....5300 4100 600 600 600 600 Transport wind..E 15 E 15 E 15 E 15 E 15 E 14 .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). CWR.................10 percent. Max temperature.....Around 70. Min humidity........44 percent. Wind (20 ft)........East winds 5 to 8 mph increasing to around 8 mph late in the afternoon. Mixing height.......4800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East 13 to 16 mph. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM Sky (%).........35 43 63 63 67 75 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..............95 93 66 56 48 45 20 ft wind......NE 5 E 6 E 7 E 8 E 8 E 8 20 ft wind gust.8 10 12 13 13 14 Mix hgt (ft)....600 1500 2900 4000 4600 4700 Transport wind..E 13 E 13 E 16 E 16 E 15 SE 15 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 70. East winds around 6 mph. .FRIDAY... Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 70s. Light winds. .SATURDAY... Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. $$ Forecaster...J JOHNSON Requested by...Aaron Williams Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2613977.0/DDC .DELDT 05/18/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL atwilliams@ksu.edu