We are monitoring the potential for severe storms this evening. An Enhanced Risk is in place for a large portion of the Sunflower State, with all forms of severe weather possible.
Temperatures will climb this afternoon ahead of the approaching boundary with highs in the 70s and 80s.
Strong southerly winds will help to pull in this warmth and also to pull moisture into the region. Wind Advisories are in place through 1 AM as gusts up to 50 MPH are possible.
Warm and windy conditions also lead to fire weather concerns. Fire Weather Warnings are in place for western Kansas through 10 PM tonight.
Storms will begin to bubble up after 6 PM this evening as the approaching cold front collides with the warm, unstable airmass over central Kansas. We will also be watching for the development of supercell thunderstorms out ahead of the main line. Any supercell that forms will have the potential to produce damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes.
Activity will then unzip along the cold front with a strong line of storms quickly tracking east. This will bring strong straight line winds to the region with pockets of heavy rain and hail. A spin up tornado or two along this line will also be possible.
Storms will finally exit the region early Wednesday morning. We have a brief moment of calm weather on Wednesday before an unsettled pattern arrives for the second half of the week.
This round of rainfall will bring beneficial, widespread moisture to the region. Showers will return on Thursday with daily rain chances through the weekend.
KSN Storm Track 3 Forecast from Meteorologist Lucy Doll:
Wichita:Today: Mostly cloudy, windy. 40% chance of thunderstorms. Hi: 73 Wind: SE/S 20-40Tonight: Mostly to partly cloudy, windy. 70% chance of thunderstorms. Lo: 51 Wind: S/SW 15-30Tomorrow: Partly cloudy, breezy. Hi: 70 Wind: SW 10-20Tomorrow Night: Partly to mostly cloudy. 30% chance of showers and storms. Lo: 47 Wind: SW/NE 5-15
Wichita WeeklyThu: Hi: 62 Lo: 46 Mostly cloudy, breezy. 20% chance of showers and storms.Fri: Hi: 59 Lo: 42 Mostly cloudy, windy. 60% chance of showers and storms.Sat: Hi: 52 Lo: 34 Mostly cloudy, breezy. 40% chance of showers and storms.Sun: Hi: 54 Lo: 32 Mostly to partly cloudy, breezy. 10% chance of showers and storms.Mon: Hi: 60 Lo: 35 Partly cloudy.Tue: Hi: 63 Lo: 36 Partly cloudy, breezy.
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