Great Bend, KS Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

WEATHER ALERTS - Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Sunny 71°F
Feels Like 71°F  
Humidity 50% Dew Point 51°F Wind S 2 MPH Gusts 9 Barometer 30.07 in.763.8 mm
Solar Rad 423 w/m2 UV Index 4
Report from a personal weather station 1.1 miles NNW of central Great Bend
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuNov 13
Thu Nov 13: Sunny, High 70F, Low 40F
70
40
FriNov 14
Fri Nov 14: Sunny, High 76F, Low 46F
76
46
SatNov 15
Sat Nov 15: Mostly Sunny, High 74F, Low 41F
74
41
SunNov 16
Sun Nov 16: Sunny, High 64F, Low 44F
64
44
MonNov 17
Mon Nov 17: Mostly Sunny, High 63F, Low 37F
63
37
TueNov 18
Tue Nov 18: Mostly Sunny, High 53F, Low 36F
53
36
WedNov 19
Wed Nov 19: Showers, High 55F
20%
55
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures start near 70°F, reaching 76°F before cooling to 53°F, then recovering to 55°F by week's end. Mostly dry conditions with only one day showing rain chances.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 9°F above the historical average for November. Normal highs for this period are around 56°F with lows around 30°F.

This Date in Weather History

1953 - Strong southeasterly winds associated with a Pacific cold front reached 70 mph at Sacramento CA to equal their all-time record. The previous record had been established in a similar weather pattern on December 12th of the previous year.

More on this and other weather history

Great Bend, KS 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Nov 13

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. South wind around 8 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west after midnight.

Friday Nov 14

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 5 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind 7 to 9 mph becoming west after midnight.

Saturday Nov 15

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 7 to 14 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Sunday Nov 16

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 64.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

Monday Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Tuesday Nov 18

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Wednesday Nov 19

Showers

Day: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.


About Great Bend, KS

Great Bend is a city in and the county seat of Barton County, Kansas, United States. It is named for its location at the point where the course of the Arkansas River bends east then southeast. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 14,733. It is home to Barton Community College.

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