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Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
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FNUS63 KICT 031915
RFDICT
Grassland Fire Danger Index
National Weather Service Wichita KS
115 PM CST Sat Jan 3 2026
The Grassland Fire Danger Index (GFDI) does not account for
precipitation that occurs within the hour preceding any given
forecast hour below or any snow on the ground at the forecast
hour. Please make appropriate adjustments.
KSZ083-040000-
Sedgwick-
Including the cities of Derby, Haysville, Bel Aire, Park City,
Valley Center, and Wichita
115 PM CST Sat Jan 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sat Jan 03 2 * 1 1 1
Sun Jan 04 12 * 1 1 2 3 9 12 5 3
Mon Jan 05 6 * 2 2 1 2 4 6 2 1
Tue Jan 06 5 * 1 1 1 2 4 4 2 1
Wed Jan 07 5 * 1 1 1 1 3 5 3 2
Thu Jan 08 5 * 1 1 1 2 4 5 3 2
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ067-040000-
Reno-
Including the city of Hutchinson
115 PM CST Sat Jan 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sat Jan 03 1 * 1 1 1
Sun Jan 04 14 * 1 2 3 5 12 13 5 3
Mon Jan 05 5 * 2 1 1 1 3 5 2 1
Tue Jan 06 5 * 1 1 2 2 5 5 2 1
Wed Jan 07 5 * 1 1 1 1 4 5 3 1
Thu Jan 08 6 * 1 1 1 2 5 6 3 2
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ069-040000-
Butler-
Including the cities of El Dorado, Augusta, Andover,
and Rose Hill
115 PM CST Sat Jan 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sat Jan 03 2 * 1 1 1
Sun Jan 04 11 * 1 1 2 3 7 11 5 4
Mon Jan 05 7 * 3 2 2 2 5 7 2 2
Tue Jan 06 4 * 1 1 1 2 4 4 2 1
Wed Jan 07 5 * 1 1 1 1 4 5 3 2
Thu Jan 08 5 * 2 1 1 2 4 5 3 2
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ049-040000-
Saline-
Including the city of Salina
115 PM CST Sat Jan 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sat Jan 03 1 * 1 1 1
Sun Jan 04 13 * 1 2 3 5 11 11 4 3
Mon Jan 05 3 * 2 1 1 1 2 3 1 1
Tue Jan 06 5 * 1 1 1 1 4 4 2 1
Wed Jan 07 5 * 1 1 1 1 3 5 2 1
Thu Jan 08 5 * 1 1 1 1 4 5 2 2
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ093-040000-
Cowley-
Including the cities of Winfield and Arkansas City
115 PM CST Sat Jan 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sat Jan 03 2 * 1 1 1
Sun Jan 04 10 * 1 1 1 2 6 10 5 3
Mon Jan 05 9 * 2 2 2 2 6 9 3 2
Tue Jan 06 5 * 1 1 1 2 4 4 2 1
Wed Jan 07 5 * 1 1 1 1 4 5 3 2
Thu Jan 08 5 * 2 1 1 2 4 5 3 2
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ099-040000-
Montgomery-
Including the cities of Coffeyville and Independence
115 PM CST Sat Jan 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sat Jan 03 2 * 1 1 0
Sun Jan 04 7 * 0 0 1 1 4 7 4 3
Mon Jan 05 8 * 2 2 2 2 6 8 4 2
Tue Jan 06 3 * 2 1 1 1 3 3 1 1
Wed Jan 07 4 * 1 1 1 1 3 4 3 2
Thu Jan 08 4 * 2 1 1 2 3 4 2 2
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ068-040000-
Harvey-
Including the city of Newton
115 PM CST Sat Jan 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sat Jan 03 1 * 1 1 1
Sun Jan 04 13 * 1 1 2 4 9 12 5 3
Mon Jan 05 5 * 2 2 1 2 4 5 2 1
Tue Jan 06 5 * 1 1 1 2 4 4 2 1
Wed Jan 07 5 * 1 1 1 1 4 5 3 2
Thu Jan 08 5 * 1 1 1 2 5 5 3 2
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ051-040000-
McPherson-
Including the city of McPherson
115 PM CST Sat Jan 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sat Jan 03 1 * 1 1 1
Sun Jan 04 14 * 1 2 3 5 11 12 5 3
Mon Jan 05 4 * 2 2 1 1 3 4 2 1
Tue Jan 06 5 * 1 1 1 2 4 4 2 1
Wed Jan 07 5 * 1 1 1 1 3 5 3 2
Thu Jan 08 5 * 1 1 1 2 4 5 3 2
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ047-040000-
Barton-
Including the city of Great Bend
115 PM CST Sat Jan 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sat Jan 03 2 * 1 1 1
Sun Jan 04 15 * 2 3 4 8 14 11 3 2
Mon Jan 05 4 * 1 1 1 1 3 4 2 1
Tue Jan 06 7 * 1 1 2 2 6 6 2 1
Wed Jan 07 6 * 1 1 1 1 4 6 3 2
Thu Jan 08 6 * 1 1 1 2 5 6 3 2
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ092-040000-
Sumner-
Including the city of Wellington
115 PM CST Sat Jan 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sat Jan 03 2 * 1 0 1
Sun Jan 04 11 * 1 1 1 3 7 11 5 3
Mon Jan 05 7 * 2 2 1 2 5 7 2 1
Tue Jan 06 4 * 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1
Wed Jan 07 5 * 1 1 1 1 3 5 3 2
Thu Jan 08 5 * 1 1 1 2 4 5 3 2
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ100-040000-
Labette-
Including the city of Parsons
115 PM CST Sat Jan 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sat Jan 03 2 * 2 1 0
Sun Jan 04 6 * 0 1 1 1 4 6 4 3
Mon Jan 05 8 * 3 2 2 3 6 8 4 3
Tue Jan 06 3 * 2 1 1 1 3 3 1 1
Wed Jan 07 4 * 1 1 1 1 3 4 3 2
Thu Jan 08 4 * 2 2 1 2 3 4 2 2
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ096-040000-
Neosho-
Including the city of Chanute
115 PM CST Sat Jan 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sat Jan 03 2 * 1 1 0
Sun Jan 04 7 * 0 1 1 1 4 7 4 3
Mon Jan 05 7 * 3 2 2 2 6 7 4 2
Tue Jan 06 3 * 2 1 1 1 2 3 1 1
Wed Jan 07 4 * 1 1 1 1 3 4 3 2
Thu Jan 08 4 * 2 1 1 2 3 4 2 2
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ072-040000-
Allen-
Including the cities of Iola and Humboldt
115 PM CST Sat Jan 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sat Jan 03 2 * 1 1 0
Sun Jan 04 7 * 0 1 1 2 4 7 4 3
Mon Jan 05 6 * 3 2 2 2 5 6 3 2
Tue Jan 06 3 * 2 1 1 1 2 3 1 1
Wed Jan 07 4 * 1 1 1 1 2 4 3 2
Thu Jan 08 4 * 2 1 1 2 3 4 2 2
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ052-040000-
Marion-
Including the cities of Hillsboro, Marion, and Peabody
115 PM CST Sat Jan 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sat Jan 03 1 * 1 1 1
Sun Jan 04 12 * 1 1 2 4 9 12 5 3
Mon Jan 05 5 * 2 2 1 2 4 5 2 1
Tue Jan 06 5 * 1 1 1 1 4 4 2 1
Wed Jan 07 5 * 1 1 1 1 3 5 3 2
Thu Jan 08 5 * 1 1 1 2 4 5 3 2
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ050-040000-
Rice-
Including the cities of Lyons and Sterling
115 PM CST Sat Jan 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sat Jan 03 1 * 1 1 1
Sun Jan 04 14 * 1 2 3 6 13 13 4 2
Mon Jan 05 4 * 1 1 1 1 3 4 2 1
Tue Jan 06 6 * 1 1 2 2 5 5 2 1
Wed Jan 07 5 * 1 1 1 1 4 5 3 1
Thu Jan 08 6 * 1 1 1 2 5 6 3 2
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ095-040000-
Wilson-
Including the cities of Neodesha and Fredonia
115 PM CST Sat Jan 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sat Jan 03 2 * 1 1 0
Sun Jan 04 8 * 0 1 1 2 4 8 4 3
Mon Jan 05 8 * 3 2 2 2 6 8 3 2
Tue Jan 06 3 * 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 1
Wed Jan 07 4 * 1 1 1 1 3 4 3 2
Thu Jan 08 4 * 2 1 1 2 3 4 2 2
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ082-040000-
Kingman-
Including the city of Kingman
115 PM CST Sat Jan 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sat Jan 03 1 * 1 1 1
Sun Jan 04 12 * 1 1 2 4 10 12 5 3
Mon Jan 05 5 * 2 1 1 1 4 5 2 1
Tue Jan 06 5 * 1 1 2 2 5 4 2 1
Wed Jan 07 5 * 1 1 1 1 4 5 2 2
Thu Jan 08 6 * 1 1 1 2 5 6 3 2
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ070-040000-
Greenwood-
Including the cities of Eureka and Madison
115 PM CST Sat Jan 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sat Jan 03 2 * 1 1 0
Sun Jan 04 11 * 1 1 1 2 6 11 5 3
Mon Jan 05 8 * 3 2 1 2 5 7 3 2
Tue Jan 06 5 * 1 1 1 1 4 4 2 1
Wed Jan 07 5 * 1 1 1 1 3 5 3 2
Thu Jan 08 5 * 1 1 1 2 4 5 3 2
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ032-040000-
Russell-
Including the city of Russell
115 PM CST Sat Jan 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sat Jan 03 1 * 1 1 1
Sun Jan 04 13 * 2 3 4 7 12 10 2 1
Mon Jan 05 3 * 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1
Tue Jan 06 7 * 1 1 2 2 6 6 2 2
Wed Jan 07 5 * 1 1 1 1 4 5 2 1
Thu Jan 08 6 * 1 1 1 2 5 5 3 2
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ048-040000-
Ellsworth-
Including the cities of Ellsworth and Wilson
115 PM CST Sat Jan 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sat Jan 03 1 * 1 1 1
Sun Jan 04 15 * 2 3 4 7 13 13 4 2
Mon Jan 05 4 * 2 1 1 1 3 4 2 1
Tue Jan 06 7 * 1 2 2 2 5 6 2 1
Wed Jan 07 5 * 1 1 1 1 4 5 3 2
Thu Jan 08 6 * 1 1 1 2 5 5 3 2
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ091-040000-
Harper-
Including the cities of Anthony, Harper, and Attica
115 PM CST Sat Jan 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sat Jan 03 1 * 1 1 1
Sun Jan 04 9 * 1 1 1 3 6 9 4 2
Mon Jan 05 5 * 1 1 1 1 4 5 2 1
Tue Jan 06 4 * 1 1 1 2 4 4 1 1
Wed Jan 07 4 * 1 1 1 1 3 4 2 1
Thu Jan 08 5 * 1 1 1 2 4 5 2 2
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ098-040000-
Chautauqua-
Including the cities of Sedan and Cedar Vale
115 PM CST Sat Jan 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sat Jan 03 2 * 1 1 0
Sun Jan 04 8 * 0 0 1 1 5 8 4 3
Mon Jan 05 8 * 2 2 1 2 6 8 3 2
Tue Jan 06 4 * 1 1 1 1 3 4 2 1
Wed Jan 07 5 * 1 1 1 1 3 5 3 2
Thu Jan 08 5 * 1 1 1 2 3 5 3 2
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ071-040000-
Woodson-
Including the city of Yates Center
115 PM CST Sat Jan 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sat Jan 03 2 * 1 1 0
Sun Jan 04 8 * 1 1 1 2 5 8 4 3
Mon Jan 05 6 * 3 2 2 2 5 6 3 2
Tue Jan 06 3 * 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 1
Wed Jan 07 4 * 1 1 1 1 2 4 3 2
Thu Jan 08 4 * 1 1 1 2 3 4 2 2
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ033-040000-
Lincoln-
Including the cities of Lincoln and Sylvan Grove
115 PM CST Sat Jan 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sat Jan 03 1 * 1 1 1
Sun Jan 04 11 * 1 2 3 5 10 9 3 2
Mon Jan 05 3 * 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1
Tue Jan 06 6 * 1 1 1 2 5 5 2 1
Wed Jan 07 4 * 1 1 1 1 3 4 2 1
Thu Jan 08 5 * 1 1 1 2 4 5 2 2
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ094-040000-
Elk-
Including the cities of Howard, Moline, Longton, and Grenola
115 PM CST Sat Jan 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sat Jan 03 2 * 1 1 1
Sun Jan 04 9 * 0 1 1 2 5 9 5 3
Mon Jan 05 8 * 3 2 2 2 6 8 3 2
Tue Jan 06 4 * 1 1 1 1 3 4 2 1
Wed Jan 07 5 * 1 1 1 1 3 5 3 2
Thu Jan 08 5 * 2 1 1 2 4 5 3 2
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ053-040000-
Chase-
Including the cities of Cottonwood Falls and Strong City
115 PM CST Sat Jan 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sat Jan 03 1 * 1 1 1
Sun Jan 04 12 * 1 1 2 3 9 12 5 4
Mon Jan 05 7 * 3 2 1 2 5 6 2 1
Tue Jan 06 5 * 1 1 1 2 4 5 2 1
Wed Jan 07 5 * 1 1 1 1 4 5 3 2
Thu Jan 08 5 * 1 1 1 2 4 5 3 2
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$