Regional Weather Summary
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
505 AWUS83 KICT 060936 RWSICT KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-062145- Regional Weather Summary National Weather Service Wichita KS 436 AM CDT Mon May 6 2024 Under mostly cloudy and breezy conditions, mild temperatures were observed across the region. Early morning temperatures ranged from the upper 50s to lower 60s across the state. Some patchy fog and drizzle was impacting parts of eastern Kansas while strong southerly winds were impacting the high plains of western Kansas. A vigorous storm system will impact the region today bringing the threat for severe weather with large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes. The biggest impacts are expected over southern Kansas and Oklahoma late this afternoon and into tonight. Highs today will climb into the 70s and 80s, warmest over parts of southwest Kansas. Storms will spread rapidly east this evening before exiting Kansas around midnight or shortly thereafter. Breezy westerly winds will overspread the area tonight with lows falling into the upper 30s and lower 40s over extreme western Kansas while those in eastern Kansas bottom out in the mid and upper 50s. $$