Regional Weather Summary
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
555 AWUS83 KICT 282148 RWSICT KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-291000- Regional Weather Summary National Weather Service Wichita KS 448 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024 It was a hot and humid day across the Central Plains this afternoon as heat indices exceeding 110 degrees were present across portions of south central Kansas and Oklahoma. Winds were breezy and skies were mostly clear across Kansas, while showers and storms made their way across portions of Iowa and Minnesota. Tonight, additional showers and storms are expected to develop along a frontal boundary extending from the High Plains of Colorado to the Great Lakes region. Some storms in Kansas may become severe, with damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph and heavy rains being the primary concerns. Otherwise, low temperatures are expected to range from the middle 50s across northern Nebraska to the lower 80s across Texas and Oklahoma. Winds will be relatively light. Near normal temperatures are forecast to return to the Central Plains on Saturday, with highs ranging from the middle to upper 70s across Nebraska to the lower to middle 90s across Kansas and Missouri. Breezy winds are once again expected during the daytime hours across much of the region. $$