Hazardous Weather Outlook

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
334 AM CST Fri Feb 20 2026

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334 AM CST Fri Feb 20 2026

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas,
South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Light snow will affect central Kansas this evening into tonight
with the greatest potential along and north of Highway 56. Snow
accumulations are expected to remain less than 1 inch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Gusty south to southwest winds and warmer temperatures will return
on Tuesday resulting in very high fire danger across much of the
area.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated today or tonight.

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For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at:
https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=ict

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