Regional Weather Summary
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
609 AWUS83 KICT 072158 RWSICT KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-081000- Regional Weather Summary National Weather Service Wichita KS 458 PM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026 Today high temperatures rose into the upper 80s to near 100 across the Central Plains. Showers and storms impacted eastern Kansas and northern Oklahoma with some severe storms in Kansas. The strongest storms produced up to 50 mph, hail up to two inches and locally heavy rainfall. Mostly sunny skies were observed with relatively light winds up to 15 mph. Tonight low temperatures will range from the lower 60s in western Nebraska to the lower 70s in northern Oklahoma. A few isolated storms are possible mainly in Nebraska and western Missouri with a few strong to marginally severe storms possible. Outside of slight chances for storms, mostly clear skies and relatively light winds around 5 mph are expected overnight. For Saturday, it will be a warm day across the Central Plains as high temperatures rise into the 90s and lower 100s. Widely scattered storms will be possible mainly in eastern Nebraska. Outside of storm chances, mostly sunny skies and winds between 10 to 15 mph are expected across the region. $$