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Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
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FNUS63 KICT 280750
RFDICT
Grassland Fire Danger Index
National Weather Service Wichita KS
250 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 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.
KSZ083-282300-
Sedgwick-
Including the cities of Derby, Haysville, Bel Aire, Park City,
Mulvane, and Valley Center
250 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
(All time references are in CDT)
Day/Date 24HR Max * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
Mon Sep 28 2 * 1 1 1 1 2 2 1
Tue Sep 29 5 * 1 2 2 3 4 4 2 2
Wed Sep 30 6 * 2 3 3 4 6 5 3 2
Thu Oct 01 4 * 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 2
Fri Oct 02 2 * 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1
Sat Oct 03 1 * 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ067-282300-
Reno-
Including the city of Hutchinson
250 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
(All time references are in CDT)
Day/Date 24HR Max * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
Mon Sep 28 2 * 0 0 1 1 2 1 1
Tue Sep 29 4 * 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2
Wed Sep 30 5 * 2 2 2 3 4 4 2 1
Thu Oct 01 4 * 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 1
Fri Oct 02 2 * 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0
Sat Oct 03 1 * 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ069-282300-
Butler-
Including the cities of El Dorado, Augusta, Andover,
and Rose Hill
250 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
(All time references are in CDT)
Day/Date 24HR Max * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
Mon Sep 28 1 * 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Tue Sep 29 2 * 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
Wed Sep 30 2 * 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1
Thu Oct 01 1 * 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Fri Oct 02 1 * 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
Sat Oct 03 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ049-282300-
Saline-
Including the city of Salina
250 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
(All time references are in CDT)
Day/Date 24HR Max * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
Mon Sep 28 1 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tue Sep 29 1 * 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
Wed Sep 30 1 * 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
Thu Oct 01 1 * 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
Fri Oct 02 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sat Oct 03 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ093-282300-
Cowley-
Including the cities of Winfield and Arkansas City
250 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
(All time references are in CDT)
Day/Date 24HR Max * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
Mon Sep 28 2 * 0 1 1 1 2 1 1
Tue Sep 29 4 * 1 1 1 2 3 4 2 2
Wed Sep 30 5 * 2 2 3 3 5 4 2 1
Thu Oct 01 2 * 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1
Fri Oct 02 2 * 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
Sat Oct 03 1 * 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ099-282300-
Montgomery-
Including the cities of Coffeyville and Independence
250 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
(All time references are in CDT)
Day/Date 24HR Max * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
Mon Sep 28 1 * 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Tue Sep 29 2 * 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 1
Wed Sep 30 3 * 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 1
Thu Oct 01 1 * 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Fri Oct 02 1 * 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Sat Oct 03 1 * 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ068-282300-
Harvey-
Including the city of Newton
250 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
(All time references are in CDT)
Day/Date 24HR Max * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
Mon Sep 28 1 * 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Tue Sep 29 2 * 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
Wed Sep 30 3 * 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 1
Thu Oct 01 2 * 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 1
Fri Oct 02 1 * 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
Sat Oct 03 1 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ051-282300-
McPherson-
Including the city of McPherson
250 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
(All time references are in CDT)
Day/Date 24HR Max * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
Mon Sep 28 1 * 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Tue Sep 29 2 * 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
Wed Sep 30 2 * 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
Thu Oct 01 2 * 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1
Fri Oct 02 1 * 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Sat Oct 03 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ047-282300-
Barton-
Including the city of Great Bend
250 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
(All time references are in CDT)
Day/Date 24HR Max * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
Mon Sep 28 2 * 0 0 1 1 2 2 1
Tue Sep 29 3 * 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 1
Wed Sep 30 4 * 1 1 2 2 3 4 2 1
Thu Oct 01 4 * 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 1
Fri Oct 02 1 * 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Sat Oct 03 1 * 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ092-282300-
Sumner-
Including the city of Wellington
250 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
(All time references are in CDT)
Day/Date 24HR Max * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
Mon Sep 28 2 * 1 1 1 1 2 2 1
Tue Sep 29 4 * 1 1 1 3 4 4 2 2
Wed Sep 30 5 * 2 3 3 4 5 5 3 1
Thu Oct 01 3 * 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2
Fri Oct 02 2 * 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1
Sat Oct 03 1 * 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ100-282300-
Labette-
Including the city of Parsons
250 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
(All time references are in CDT)
Day/Date 24HR Max * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
Mon Sep 28 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tue Sep 29 1 * 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
Wed Sep 30 2 * 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 0
Thu Oct 01 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fri Oct 02 1 * 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Sat Oct 03 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ096-282300-
Neosho-
Including the city of Chanute
250 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
(All time references are in CDT)
Day/Date 24HR Max * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
Mon Sep 28 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tue Sep 29 1 * 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Wed Sep 30 1 * 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Thu Oct 01 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fri Oct 02 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sat Oct 03 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ072-282300-
Allen-
Including the cities of Iola and Humboldt
250 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
(All time references are in CDT)
Day/Date 24HR Max * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
Mon Sep 28 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tue Sep 29 1 * 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Wed Sep 30 1 * 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
Thu Oct 01 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fri Oct 02 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sat Oct 03 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ052-282300-
Marion-
Including the cities of Hillsboro, Marion, and Peabody
250 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
(All time references are in CDT)
Day/Date 24HR Max * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
Mon Sep 28 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tue Sep 29 1 * 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
Wed Sep 30 1 * 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
Thu Oct 01 1 * 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Fri Oct 02 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sat Oct 03 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ050-282300-
Rice-
Including the cities of Lyons and Sterling
250 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
(All time references are in CDT)
Day/Date 24HR Max * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
Mon Sep 28 2 * 0 0 1 1 2 1 1
Tue Sep 29 3 * 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 2
Wed Sep 30 4 * 1 2 2 2 4 4 2 1
Thu Oct 01 3 * 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 1
Fri Oct 02 1 * 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Sat Oct 03 1 * 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ095-282300-
Wilson-
Including the cities of Neodesha and Fredonia
250 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
(All time references are in CDT)
Day/Date 24HR Max * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
Mon Sep 28 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tue Sep 29 1 * 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
Wed Sep 30 1 * 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Thu Oct 01 1 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Fri Oct 02 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sat Oct 03 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ082-282300-
Kingman-
Including the city of Kingman
250 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
(All time references are in CDT)
Day/Date 24HR Max * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
Mon Sep 28 2 * 0 1 1 1 2 2 1
Tue Sep 29 4 * 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2
Wed Sep 30 5 * 2 2 3 3 5 5 3 1
Thu Oct 01 4 * 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 2
Fri Oct 02 2 * 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
Sat Oct 03 1 * 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ070-282300-
Greenwood-
Including the cities of Eureka and Madison
250 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
(All time references are in CDT)
Day/Date 24HR Max * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
Mon Sep 28 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tue Sep 29 1 * 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
Wed Sep 30 1 * 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Thu Oct 01 1 * 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Fri Oct 02 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sat Oct 03 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ032-282300-
Russell-
Including the city of Russell
250 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
(All time references are in CDT)
Day/Date 24HR Max * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
Mon Sep 28 2 * 0 0 1 1 2 1 1
Tue Sep 29 2 * 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1
Wed Sep 30 2 * 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
Thu Oct 01 3 * 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 1
Fri Oct 02 1 * 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
Sat Oct 03 1 * 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ048-282300-
Ellsworth-
Including the cities of Ellsworth and Wilson
250 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
(All time references are in CDT)
Day/Date 24HR Max * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
Mon Sep 28 1 * 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Tue Sep 29 2 * 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1
Wed Sep 30 2 * 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1
Thu Oct 01 2 * 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 1
Fri Oct 02 1 * 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
Sat Oct 03 1 * 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ091-282300-
Harper-
Including the cities of Anthony, Harper, and Attica
250 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
(All time references are in CDT)
Day/Date 24HR Max * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
Mon Sep 28 2 * 0 1 1 1 2 1 1
Tue Sep 29 4 * 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2
Wed Sep 30 4 * 2 2 3 3 4 4 2 1
Thu Oct 01 4 * 1 1 1 1 2 4 3 2
Fri Oct 02 2 * 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
Sat Oct 03 1 * 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ098-282300-
Chautauqua-
Including the cities of Sedan and Cedar Vale
250 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
(All time references are in CDT)
Day/Date 24HR Max * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
Mon Sep 28 1 * 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
Tue Sep 29 3 * 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 1
Wed Sep 30 4 * 1 2 2 2 4 3 2 1
Thu Oct 01 2 * 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 1
Fri Oct 02 2 * 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Sat Oct 03 1 * 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ071-282300-
Woodson-
Including the city of Yates Center
250 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
(All time references are in CDT)
Day/Date 24HR Max * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
Mon Sep 28 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tue Sep 29 1 * 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Wed Sep 30 1 * 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Thu Oct 01 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fri Oct 02 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sat Oct 03 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ033-282300-
Lincoln-
Including the cities of Lincoln and Sylvan Grove
250 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
(All time references are in CDT)
Day/Date 24HR Max * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
Mon Sep 28 1 * 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Tue Sep 29 1 * 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
Wed Sep 30 1 * 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
Thu Oct 01 1 * 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0
Fri Oct 02 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sat Oct 03 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ094-282300-
Elk-
Including the cities of Howard, Moline, Longton, and Grenola
250 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
(All time references are in CDT)
Day/Date 24HR Max * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
Mon Sep 28 1 * 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Tue Sep 29 2 * 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 1
Wed Sep 30 2 * 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1
Thu Oct 01 1 * 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Fri Oct 02 1 * 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Sat Oct 03 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ053-282300-
Chase-
Including the cities of Cottonwood Falls and Strong City
250 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
(All time references are in CDT)
Day/Date 24HR Max * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
Mon Sep 28 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tue Sep 29 1 * 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Wed Sep 30 1 * 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Thu Oct 01 1 * 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Fri Oct 02 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sat Oct 03 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$