Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
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FNUS63 KICT 032027
RFDICT
Grassland Fire Danger Index
National Weather Service Wichita KS
226 PM CST Tue Mar 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
226 PM CST Tue Mar 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Tue Mar 03 4 * 3 4 4
Wed Mar 04 3 * 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
Thu Mar 05 11 * 1 1 1 2 7 11 9 8
Fri Mar 06 22 * 9 9 9 13 18 21 12 9
Sat Mar 07 7 * 7 6 4 5 5 5 3 2
Sun Mar 08 10 * 2 2 2 3 7 9 4 3
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ067-040000-
Reno-
Including the city of Hutchinson
226 PM CST Tue Mar 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Tue Mar 03 4 * 4 3 3
Wed Mar 04 2 * 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
Thu Mar 05 14 * 1 1 1 2 9 14 10 8
Fri Mar 06 25 * 9 9 8 11 17 25 14 9
Sat Mar 07 6 * 6 5 4 4 5 5 3 2
Sun Mar 08 11 * 2 2 2 3 8 10 5 3
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ069-040000-
Butler-
Including the cities of El Dorado, Augusta, Andover,
and Rose Hill
226 PM CST Tue Mar 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Tue Mar 03 4 * 3 4 3
Wed Mar 04 3 * 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
Thu Mar 05 9 * 1 1 1 2 6 9 8 7
Fri Mar 06 20 * 8 10 9 13 18 20 10 8
Sat Mar 07 7 * 7 6 4 5 5 5 3 2
Sun Mar 08 10 * 2 2 2 3 8 9 4 3
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ049-040000-
Saline-
Including the city of Salina
226 PM CST Tue Mar 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Tue Mar 03 3 * 3 2 2
Wed Mar 04 2 * 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
Thu Mar 05 14 * 1 1 1 2 9 14 10 8
Fri Mar 06 21 * 9 11 10 12 16 21 13 8
Sat Mar 07 6 * 5 4 3 3 5 5 3 2
Sun Mar 08 10 * 2 3 2 4 7 10 4 3
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ093-040000-
Cowley-
Including the cities of Winfield and Arkansas City
226 PM CST Tue Mar 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Tue Mar 03 7 * 7 5 4
Wed Mar 04 3 * 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
Thu Mar 05 9 * 1 1 1 2 6 9 8 8
Fri Mar 06 21 * 8 10 9 13 19 20 9 7
Sat Mar 07 6 * 6 6 4 5 6 5 2 1
Sun Mar 08 9 * 1 1 1 3 7 9 4 3
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ099-040000-
Montgomery-
Including the cities of Coffeyville and Independence
226 PM CST Tue Mar 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Tue Mar 03 9 * 8 4 3
Wed Mar 04 2 * 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
Thu Mar 05 6 * 1 1 1 1 4 6 6 6
Fri Mar 06 17 * 6 8 9 12 15 17 9 6
Sat Mar 07 5 * 5 5 4 4 5 5 2 1
Sun Mar 08 7 * 1 1 1 2 6 7 4 2
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ068-040000-
Harvey-
Including the city of Newton
226 PM CST Tue Mar 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Tue Mar 03 4 * 3 3 3
Wed Mar 04 2 * 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
Thu Mar 05 12 * 1 1 1 2 7 12 8 7
Fri Mar 06 21 * 8 9 8 12 17 21 12 8
Sat Mar 07 6 * 6 5 4 4 5 5 3 2
Sun Mar 08 10 * 2 2 2 3 8 9 4 3
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ051-040000-
McPherson-
Including the city of McPherson
226 PM CST Tue Mar 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Tue Mar 03 3 * 3 3 2
Wed Mar 04 2 * 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
Thu Mar 05 14 * 1 1 1 2 8 14 10 8
Fri Mar 06 21 * 9 11 10 12 16 21 12 8
Sat Mar 07 6 * 5 4 3 4 5 5 3 2
Sun Mar 08 10 * 2 2 2 4 8 10 4 3
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ047-040000-
Barton-
Including the city of Great Bend
226 PM CST Tue Mar 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Tue Mar 03 4 * 4 2 2
Wed Mar 04 2 * 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1
Thu Mar 05 20 * 1 1 2 4 13 20 14 10
Fri Mar 06 33 * 10 11 9 12 20 33 15 9
Sat Mar 07 6 * 6 5 4 4 5 6 4 3
Sun Mar 08 11 * 3 3 3 4 8 10 5 3
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ092-040000-
Sumner-
Including the city of Wellington
226 PM CST Tue Mar 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Tue Mar 03 5 * 5 5 4
Wed Mar 04 3 * 3 3 2 2 3 2 1 1
Thu Mar 05 11 * 1 1 1 2 7 11 9 8
Fri Mar 06 22 * 9 10 9 13 19 21 10 9
Sat Mar 07 7 * 7 6 5 5 5 5 2 1
Sun Mar 08 8 * 1 1 1 3 7 8 4 2
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ100-040000-
Labette-
Including the city of Parsons
226 PM CST Tue Mar 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Tue Mar 03 10 * 10 4 3
Wed Mar 04 2 * 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
Thu Mar 05 6 * 1 1 1 1 4 6 6 5
Fri Mar 06 18 * 6 8 9 14 16 17 9 7
Sat Mar 07 5 * 5 5 4 4 5 5 2 1
Sun Mar 08 7 * 1 1 1 2 6 7 4 2
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ096-040000-
Neosho-
Including the city of Chanute
226 PM CST Tue Mar 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Tue Mar 03 6 * 6 3 3
Wed Mar 04 2 * 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
Thu Mar 05 6 * 1 1 1 1 3 6 5 5
Fri Mar 06 17 * 6 8 9 13 15 16 9 7
Sat Mar 07 5 * 5 5 4 4 5 4 2 1
Sun Mar 08 8 * 1 1 1 2 6 7 4 2
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ072-040000-
Allen-
Including the cities of Iola and Humboldt
226 PM CST Tue Mar 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Tue Mar 03 4 * 4 3 3
Wed Mar 04 2 * 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
Thu Mar 05 6 * 1 1 1 1 3 5 5 5
Fri Mar 06 17 * 6 8 9 13 16 16 9 7
Sat Mar 07 6 * 6 5 4 4 4 4 2 1
Sun Mar 08 8 * 1 1 2 3 6 8 4 2
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ052-040000-
Marion-
Including the cities of Hillsboro, Marion, and Peabody
226 PM CST Tue Mar 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Tue Mar 03 3 * 3 3 2
Wed Mar 04 2 * 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
Thu Mar 05 12 * 1 1 1 2 7 12 8 7
Fri Mar 06 21 * 8 9 9 12 17 20 11 7
Sat Mar 07 6 * 5 4 3 4 5 5 3 2
Sun Mar 08 11 * 2 2 2 4 8 10 4 3
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ050-040000-
Rice-
Including the cities of Lyons and Sterling
226 PM CST Tue Mar 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Tue Mar 03 4 * 4 3 2
Wed Mar 04 2 * 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1
Thu Mar 05 15 * 1 1 1 3 10 15 11 9
Fri Mar 06 27 * 9 10 9 11 17 27 14 8
Sat Mar 07 6 * 6 5 3 4 5 5 3 2
Sun Mar 08 11 * 2 2 2 4 9 11 5 3
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ095-040000-
Wilson-
Including the cities of Neodesha and Fredonia
226 PM CST Tue Mar 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Tue Mar 03 6 * 6 4 3
Wed Mar 04 2 * 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
Thu Mar 05 7 * 1 1 1 1 4 7 6 6
Fri Mar 06 18 * 7 8 9 12 16 17 9 7
Sat Mar 07 5 * 5 5 4 4 5 4 2 1
Sun Mar 08 9 * 1 1 1 2 7 8 4 2
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ082-040000-
Kingman-
Including the city of Kingman
226 PM CST Tue Mar 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Tue Mar 03 4 * 3 4 3
Wed Mar 04 2 * 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
Thu Mar 05 12 * 1 1 1 2 7 12 9 7
Fri Mar 06 23 * 8 8 8 11 16 23 13 9
Sat Mar 07 7 * 7 6 4 5 5 5 3 2
Sun Mar 08 9 * 2 2 2 3 8 9 4 3
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ070-040000-
Greenwood-
Including the cities of Eureka and Madison
226 PM CST Tue Mar 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Tue Mar 03 5 * 5 4 3
Wed Mar 04 3 * 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
Thu Mar 05 9 * 1 1 1 1 5 9 7 6
Fri Mar 06 22 * 7 9 9 13 20 21 10 7
Sat Mar 07 6 * 6 6 4 5 5 5 3 2
Sun Mar 08 11 * 1 1 2 3 9 10 5 3
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ032-040000-
Russell-
Including the city of Russell
226 PM CST Tue Mar 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Tue Mar 03 4 * 4 2 1
Wed Mar 04 2 * 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1
Thu Mar 05 21 * 1 1 1 4 13 21 13 10
Fri Mar 06 32 * 9 9 8 10 20 32 15 8
Sat Mar 07 6 * 5 4 3 3 5 6 4 3
Sun Mar 08 11 * 3 3 3 4 9 10 5 3
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ048-040000-
Ellsworth-
Including the cities of Ellsworth and Wilson
226 PM CST Tue Mar 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Tue Mar 03 4 * 4 3 2
Wed Mar 04 2 * 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1
Thu Mar 05 18 * 1 1 2 4 12 18 13 10
Fri Mar 06 27 * 11 12 11 13 18 27 15 9
Sat Mar 07 7 * 7 5 4 4 5 6 3 3
Sun Mar 08 11 * 3 3 3 5 9 10 4 3
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ091-040000-
Harper-
Including the cities of Anthony, Harper, and Attica
226 PM CST Tue Mar 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Tue Mar 03 4 * 3 4 3
Wed Mar 04 2 * 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
Thu Mar 05 9 * 1 1 1 2 6 9 7 6
Fri Mar 06 17 * 6 6 6 9 14 17 9 7
Sat Mar 07 5 * 5 5 4 4 5 4 2 1
Sun Mar 08 7 * 1 1 1 2 6 7 4 2
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ098-040000-
Chautauqua-
Including the cities of Sedan and Cedar Vale
226 PM CST Tue Mar 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Tue Mar 03 8 * 8 5 4
Wed Mar 04 3 * 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
Thu Mar 05 7 * 1 1 1 1 5 7 6 6
Fri Mar 06 18 * 6 8 8 12 16 18 9 6
Sat Mar 07 6 * 5 5 4 4 5 5 3 1
Sun Mar 08 9 * 1 1 1 2 7 9 4 2
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ071-040000-
Woodson-
Including the city of Yates Center
226 PM CST Tue Mar 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Tue Mar 03 5 * 5 4 3
Wed Mar 04 2 * 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
Thu Mar 05 6 * 1 1 1 1 4 6 5 6
Fri Mar 06 18 * 7 9 9 12 16 17 9 7
Sat Mar 07 6 * 6 5 4 4 5 4 2 1
Sun Mar 08 9 * 1 1 1 3 7 8 4 2
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ033-040000-
Lincoln-
Including the cities of Lincoln and Sylvan Grove
226 PM CST Tue Mar 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Tue Mar 03 3 * 3 2 2
Wed Mar 04 2 * 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
Thu Mar 05 16 * 1 1 1 3 10 16 11 8
Fri Mar 06 25 * 9 9 8 10 15 25 13 8
Sat Mar 07 6 * 5 4 3 3 5 5 3 3
Sun Mar 08 9 * 3 3 3 4 8 9 4 3
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ094-040000-
Elk-
Including the cities of Howard, Moline, Longton, and Grenola
226 PM CST Tue Mar 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Tue Mar 03 6 * 6 5 4
Wed Mar 04 3 * 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
Thu Mar 05 8 * 1 1 1 1 5 8 7 6
Fri Mar 06 20 * 7 9 9 13 18 19 10 7
Sat Mar 07 6 * 6 6 4 5 6 5 3 2
Sun Mar 08 10 * 1 1 1 3 7 9 5 3
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ053-040000-
Chase-
Including the cities of Cottonwood Falls and Strong City
226 PM CST Tue Mar 3 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Tue Mar 03 4 * 3 3 2
Wed Mar 04 2 * 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
Thu Mar 05 11 * 1 1 1 2 7 11 8 7
Fri Mar 06 23 * 9 10 10 14 21 22 11 8
Sat Mar 07 6 * 6 5 4 4 6 6 3 2
Sun Mar 08 12 * 2 2 2 4 10 11 5 3
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$