Regional Weather Summary
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
270 AWUS83 KICT 202213 RWSICT KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-211015- Regional Weather Summary National Weather Service Wichita KS 513 PM CDT Fri Sep 20 2024 It was a reminder of summer across Kansas this afternoon with temperatures rising into the 90s. Greater moisture across southern Kansas resulted in heat indices around the century mark. Showers and thunderstorms developed in the southwest Kansas mid afternoon which did bring a nice cool down to that corner of the state with values dropping into the 70s. These storms did produce wind gusts to around 60 mph. Southeast to south winds had speeds of 5 to 20 mph with the strongest speeds in the central portion of the state. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to move northeast and east this evening. Strong to severe storms are possible with the biggest threat being damaging wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph. Quarter sized hail cannot be ruled out either. There are chances for showers and thunderstorms across all of the state into Missouri besides the northwest corner of Kansas. Southeast to south winds are anticipated for most of the Central Plains at 5 to 15 mph. Overnight low temperatures are forecast to fall to around 50 degrees in western Nebraska and northeast Kansas to the mid 70s for southern Kansas and Oklahoma. As a low pressure system moves into the Plains, there will be a stark contrast in temperatures on Saturday. In far western Kansas, daytime highs will be in the mid 70s while south central and southeast Kansas into Oklahoma may reach 100 degrees. Chances for showers and thunderstorms exist for all but central and eastern Oklahoma as well as western Nebraska. Winds will transition to the north in the High Plains with the strongest speeds in Nebraska at 20 to 25 mph with gusts approaching 45 mph. $$