Regional Weather Summary
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
678 AWUS83 KICT 182123 RWSICT KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-190930- Regional Weather Summary National Weather Service Wichita KS 423 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024 It was a partly cloudy, warm, and very windy day across central and eastern Kansas this afternoon. High temperatures generally ranged from the middle to upper 80s, with a few locations in north central Kansas reaching into the lower 90s. A line of storms that developed this afternoon continues to make its way across portions of eastern Nebraska and western and north central Kansas. This is anticipated to slowly make its way east through the evening and overnight hours. The primary threat with these storms will be large hail up to ping pong balls this evening, but will evolve into a wind and flood threat overnight with gusts up to 70 mph and locally heavy rainfall possible with the strongest storms. Lows tonight will range from the low to middle 50s across Nebraska to the low 70s across the Red River Valley. Showers and storms are expected to persist across central Kansas on Wednesday. For the Central Plains, afternoon high temperatures are expected to be mild and in the middle 60s across Nebraska, while warmer highs approaching 90 degrees are forecast from the Red River Valley to the Ozark Plateau. $$