13 March 2024
Wednesday will be a weather aware day not only because high fire danger continues due to warm and windy conditions, but we are also expecting some storms later today.
A potent storm system that will swing through the region picks up steam through the day. We are already starting to see some light showers get started to the northwest.
Any rain early in the day will be light and mainly to the north.
Most high temperatures will once again be unseasonably warm during the afternoon but farther northwest a slightly cooler change will start to take shape due to this system.
After 4pm or 5pm is when stronger storms will begin to develop and a few could be severe. Most storms will be following a warm front across the northern half of the area. We will also need to keep an eye on the Wichita Metro and points east for isolated storm development.
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Storms will need to be monitored into the early part of the overnight but the severe threat should wane from there.
Some showers Thursday will stick around behind a cold front. This chance favors Northwest Kansas and Southwest Nebraska but a few raindrops could skim Southwest and North Central Kansas.
Cooler days follow after mid-week. Highs Thursday range from the 40s to the 60s with the coldest air being to the northwest.
Due to cooler air spilling into the area, the rain to the northwest could mix with some snow. The best chance for this to happen will be around Goodland and west to the Kansas/Colorado line. Most of the wintry weather will stay farther west into Colorado.
The end of the work week will be drier but a little rain will attempt to show some life to the west. Despite a small chance for a shower over the weekend, it is looking mainly dry at least through next Tuesday.
KSN Storm Track 3 Forecast from Meteorologist Ronelle Williams:
Wichita:
Today: Partly to mostly cloudy, windy. 20% chance of showers and storms. Hi: 76 Wind: SE/S 10-25
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, breezy. 20% chance of showers and storms. Lo: 48 Wind: S/NW 10-20
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy, breezy. Hi: 68 Wind: NW 10-20
Tomorrow Night: Mostly cloudy, breezy. Lo: 40 Wind: NW/NE 10-20
Wichita Weekly
Fri: Hi: 58 Lo: 38 Mostly cloudy, breezy.
Sat: Hi: 63 Lo: 39 Partly cloudy, breezy. 10% chance of rain.
Sun: Hi: 58 Lo: 28 Mostly sunny, windy.
Mon: Hi: 52 Lo: 32 Mostly sunny, breezy.
Tue: Hi: 61 Lo: 41 Partly cloudy, windy.
Wed: Hi: 60 Lo: 39 Partly cloudy, windy.