Regional Weather Summary
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
235 AWUS83 KICT 272136 RWSICT KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-280945- Regional Weather Summary National Weather Service Wichita KS 436 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024 It was slightly cooler over the Central Plains today as high temperatures climbed into the upper 80s and lower 90s from Nebraska to the Ozark Plateau. Winds were gusty and skies were partly to mostly cloudy as scattered showers and storms made their way off the High Plains and into Mid America throughout the day. This active pattern is expected to continue later tonight as showers and storms develop in western Kansas and Nebraska. Some of these may become severe, with the strongest storms capable of producing quarter sized hail and wind gusts up to 65 miles per hour. These will move into central Kansas later tonight, where strong winds will remain the primary threat. Otherwise, low temperatures ranging from the lower 60s across Nebraska to the middle 70s across the Red River Valley are forecast. Winds will remain strong, gusting out of the south at 30 miles per hour. For Friday, look for the heat to return to the Central Plains as high temperatures surpass 100 degrees, especially from the Kansas- Oklahoma border down to northern Texas. Dangerous heat indices in excess of 110 degrees will be possible across portions of eastern Oklahoma. $$