907
FNUS63 KICT 160749
RFDICT
GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
249 AM CDT MON MAR 16 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.
KSZ083-162300-
SEDGWICK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DERBY, HAYSVILLE, BEL AIRE, PARK CITY,
VALLEY CENTER, AND WICHITA
249 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
MON MAR 16 12 * 8 7 9 11 12 5 1
TUE MAR 17 15 * 1 2 3 7 11 14 8 8
WED MAR 18 6 * 6 3 2 2 3 5 3 2
THU MAR 19 9 * 3 2 2 3 8 8 4 2
FRI MAR 20 12 * 2 2 1 3 9 12 6 4
SAT MAR 21 15 * 3 3 2 4 10 15 10 8
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ067-162300-
RENO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF HUTCHINSON
249 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
MON MAR 16 12 * 7 5 7 10 10 4 2
TUE MAR 17 15 * 1 2 3 6 11 15 8 6
WED MAR 18 6 * 5 3 2 2 4 6 4 3
THU MAR 19 10 * 3 2 2 4 9 9 5 2
FRI MAR 20 13 * 2 2 1 3 10 13 8 4
SAT MAR 21 19 * 3 2 2 4 12 19 13 7
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ069-162300-
BUTLER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EL DORADO, AUGUSTA, ANDOVER,
AND ROSE HILL
249 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
MON MAR 16 12 * 9 8 9 11 12 5 1
TUE MAR 17 11 * 1 1 2 5 9 10 5 8
WED MAR 18 7 * 7 4 2 2 4 4 3 2
THU MAR 19 8 * 3 3 2 3 8 7 4 2
FRI MAR 20 12 * 2 2 2 3 9 11 6 4
SAT MAR 21 15 * 3 3 3 4 10 15 10 7
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ049-162300-
SALINE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF SALINA
249 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
MON MAR 16 11 * 7 5 7 10 10 5 2
TUE MAR 17 13 * 1 1 2 6 11 13 7 5
WED MAR 18 7 * 4 2 2 2 4 7 4 3
THU MAR 19 9 * 3 2 2 3 7 8 4 3
FRI MAR 20 12 * 2 2 1 3 9 12 6 4
SAT MAR 21 19 * 3 2 2 4 12 19 13 9
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ093-162300-
COWLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WINFIELD AND ARKANSAS CITY
249 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
MON MAR 16 13 * 8 8 10 12 13 5 1
TUE MAR 17 14 * 1 1 2 5 11 14 7 10
WED MAR 18 8 * 8 5 3 3 4 5 3 2
THU MAR 19 9 * 3 2 2 3 8 8 4 2
FRI MAR 20 12 * 2 1 1 3 9 11 6 4
SAT MAR 21 14 * 3 3 2 5 10 14 9 7
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ099-162300-
MONTGOMERY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COFFEYVILLE AND INDEPENDENCE
249 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
MON MAR 16 13 * 8 7 9 11 13 6 1
TUE MAR 17 15 * 1 1 1 4 11 15 9 9
WED MAR 18 8 * 8 5 3 3 4 5 3 3
THU MAR 19 7 * 2 2 1 2 5 7 4 2
FRI MAR 20 10 * 2 1 1 2 7 10 6 3
SAT MAR 21 12 * 3 2 2 4 9 12 8 6
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ068-162300-
HARVEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF NEWTON
249 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
MON MAR 16 12 * 7 6 8 10 11 5 1
TUE MAR 17 15 * 1 1 2 7 11 15 8 6
WED MAR 18 5 * 5 3 2 2 4 5 3 2
THU MAR 19 9 * 3 2 2 3 8 8 4 2
FRI MAR 20 12 * 2 2 1 3 9 12 7 4
SAT MAR 21 17 * 3 2 2 4 11 17 11 7
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ051-162300-
MCPHERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF MCPHERSON
249 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
MON MAR 16 11 * 6 5 7 9 11 5 2
TUE MAR 17 14 * 1 2 3 7 11 14 8 6
WED MAR 18 6 * 5 3 2 2 4 6 4 3
THU MAR 19 9 * 3 2 2 3 8 8 4 3
FRI MAR 20 12 * 2 2 2 3 9 12 7 4
SAT MAR 21 18 * 3 2 2 4 12 18 13 8
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ047-162300-
BARTON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF GREAT BEND
249 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
MON MAR 16 10 * 6 4 7 9 9 4 2
TUE MAR 17 15 * 2 3 4 6 11 15 8 5
WED MAR 18 8 * 4 2 2 3 5 8 4 4
THU MAR 19 9 * 4 3 3 5 9 8 4 3
FRI MAR 20 15 * 3 2 2 4 12 14 7 4
SAT MAR 21 21 * 3 3 3 6 15 21 14 9
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ092-162300-
SUMNER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF WELLINGTON
249 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
MON MAR 16 12 * 8 7 9 11 12 5 1
TUE MAR 17 16 * 1 2 3 7 12 16 9 9
WED MAR 18 7 * 7 4 2 2 3 4 3 2
THU MAR 19 9 * 3 2 2 3 8 8 4 2
FRI MAR 20 11 * 2 1 1 2 8 11 5 3
SAT MAR 21 14 * 3 2 2 4 9 14 9 8
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ100-162300-
LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF PARSONS
249 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
MON MAR 16 14 * 9 8 10 11 13 7 1
TUE MAR 17 15 * 1 1 1 4 12 15 11 10
WED MAR 18 10 * 10 7 4 5 5 5 3 2
THU MAR 19 7 * 2 2 2 3 5 7 3 2
FRI MAR 20 9 * 2 1 1 2 7 9 6 4
SAT MAR 21 11 * 3 3 2 4 9 11 8 6
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ096-162300-
NEOSHO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF CHANUTE
249 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
MON MAR 16 13 * 9 8 10 11 12 6 1
TUE MAR 17 13 * 1 1 1 4 10 13 8 8
WED MAR 18 8 * 8 6 3 4 4 5 2 2
THU MAR 19 6 * 3 2 2 3 5 6 3 2
FRI MAR 20 9 * 2 1 1 2 7 9 5 3
SAT MAR 21 11 * 3 3 2 4 8 11 7 5
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ072-162300-
ALLEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF IOLA AND HUMBOLDT
249 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
MON MAR 16 13 * 9 8 10 11 13 6 2
TUE MAR 17 12 * 1 1 1 3 9 12 7 7
WED MAR 18 7 * 7 5 3 3 3 4 2 2
THU MAR 19 6 * 3 2 2 3 5 6 3 2
FRI MAR 20 9 * 2 1 1 3 7 9 5 3
SAT MAR 21 10 * 3 3 2 4 8 10 7 6
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ052-162300-
MARION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HILLSBORO, MARION, AND PEABODY
249 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
MON MAR 16 12 * 7 6 8 11 12 5 1
TUE MAR 17 15 * 1 1 2 6 12 14 8 6
WED MAR 18 5 * 5 3 2 2 4 5 3 3
THU MAR 19 9 * 3 2 2 3 8 8 4 2
FRI MAR 20 14 * 2 2 2 3 10 13 6 4
SAT MAR 21 18 * 3 3 2 4 12 18 12 7
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ050-162300-
RICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LYONS AND STERLING
249 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
MON MAR 16 11 * 6 5 7 10 9 4 2
TUE MAR 17 14 * 2 2 3 6 10 14 8 6
WED MAR 18 6 * 4 2 2 2 5 6 4 3
THU MAR 19 10 * 3 3 2 4 9 8 4 3
FRI MAR 20 14 * 2 2 2 4 10 13 7 4
SAT MAR 21 19 * 3 3 2 5 13 19 13 8
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ095-162300-
WILSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEODESHA AND FREDONIA
249 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
MON MAR 16 14 * 9 8 10 11 13 6 1
TUE MAR 17 14 * 1 1 1 4 11 13 8 9
WED MAR 18 8 * 8 5 3 3 4 4 3 2
THU MAR 19 6 * 2 2 2 2 5 6 3 2
FRI MAR 20 10 * 2 1 1 2 7 10 5 4
SAT MAR 21 12 * 3 2 2 4 8 12 8 6
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ082-162300-
KINGMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF KINGMAN
249 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
MON MAR 16 11 * 7 5 7 9 10 4 2
TUE MAR 17 15 * 2 2 3 6 11 15 8 7
WED MAR 18 6 * 6 3 2 2 4 5 4 3
THU MAR 19 10 * 3 2 2 4 9 9 4 2
FRI MAR 20 14 * 2 1 1 3 10 13 7 3
SAT MAR 21 17 * 3 2 2 4 11 17 11 7
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ070-162300-
GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EUREKA AND MADISON
249 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
MON MAR 16 15 * 10 9 10 13 14 6 1
TUE MAR 17 10 * 1 1 1 3 8 10 5 8
WED MAR 18 8 * 8 5 3 3 4 5 3 2
THU MAR 19 9 * 3 2 2 3 8 8 4 2
FRI MAR 20 13 * 2 1 1 3 10 12 6 4
SAT MAR 21 15 * 3 3 3 4 11 15 10 7
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ032-162300-
RUSSELL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF RUSSELL
249 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
MON MAR 16 9 * 5 4 6 8 9 4 2
TUE MAR 17 13 * 2 3 3 5 10 13 6 4
WED MAR 18 8 * 3 2 2 3 6 8 5 3
THU MAR 19 9 * 4 3 2 4 8 8 4 3
FRI MAR 20 13 * 3 2 2 4 11 13 7 4
SAT MAR 21 20 * 3 3 3 6 15 20 14 9
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ048-162300-
ELLSWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ELLSWORTH AND WILSON
249 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
MON MAR 16 11 * 7 6 7 10 10 4 2
TUE MAR 17 14 * 2 2 4 7 11 14 7 5
WED MAR 18 7 * 4 3 2 3 5 7 4 4
THU MAR 19 10 * 4 3 2 4 9 8 4 3
FRI MAR 20 14 * 3 2 2 4 11 13 7 4
SAT MAR 21 21 * 4 3 3 6 14 21 14 10
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ091-162300-
HARPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ANTHONY, HARPER, AND ATTICA
249 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
MON MAR 16 10 * 6 5 7 9 9 3 2
TUE MAR 17 13 * 1 2 2 5 10 13 8 7
WED MAR 18 6 * 6 3 2 2 3 4 3 2
THU MAR 19 8 * 2 2 1 3 8 7 3 2
FRI MAR 20 10 * 2 1 1 2 7 9 5 3
SAT MAR 21 12 * 2 2 2 3 8 12 8 6
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ098-162300-
CHAUTAUQUA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SEDAN AND CEDAR VALE
249 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
MON MAR 16 13 * 8 7 9 11 13 6 1
TUE MAR 17 14 * 1 1 1 4 10 14 8 9
WED MAR 18 8 * 8 5 3 3 4 5 3 3
THU MAR 19 8 * 2 2 2 3 7 8 4 2
FRI MAR 20 11 * 2 1 1 2 8 11 6 4
SAT MAR 21 13 * 3 2 2 4 9 13 9 6
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ071-162300-
WOODSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF YATES CENTER
249 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
MON MAR 16 13 * 9 8 10 12 13 6 1
TUE MAR 17 12 * 1 1 1 4 10 12 6 7
WED MAR 18 7 * 7 4 3 2 3 4 3 2
THU MAR 19 6 * 2 2 2 3 5 6 3 2
FRI MAR 20 10 * 2 1 1 3 7 10 5 4
SAT MAR 21 11 * 3 3 2 4 8 11 8 6
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ033-162300-
LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLN AND SYLVAN GROVE
249 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
MON MAR 16 10 * 6 4 6 9 9 4 2
TUE MAR 17 12 * 2 2 3 6 9 12 6 4
WED MAR 18 7 * 3 2 2 2 5 7 4 3
THU MAR 19 8 * 4 2 2 4 7 7 4 3
FRI MAR 20 12 * 3 2 2 4 10 11 6 4
SAT MAR 21 19 * 3 3 2 5 13 19 13 9
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ094-162300-
ELK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HOWARD, MOLINE, LONGTON, AND GRENOLA
249 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
MON MAR 16 14 * 9 8 10 11 13 7 1
TUE MAR 17 11 * 1 1 1 3 8 11 6 9
WED MAR 18 9 * 9 6 3 3 4 5 3 3
THU MAR 19 8 * 3 2 2 3 7 8 4 2
FRI MAR 20 12 * 2 1 1 3 9 12 6 4
SAT MAR 21 14 * 3 3 3 4 10 14 10 7
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ053-162300-
CHASE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COTTONWOOD FALLS AND STRONG CITY
249 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
MON MAR 16 15 * 10 8 10 14 14 6 1
TUE MAR 17 14 * 1 1 1 5 11 13 7 7
WED MAR 18 7 * 7 4 2 3 4 6 3 3
THU MAR 19 10 * 3 3 2 4 8 9 5 2
FRI MAR 20 15 * 2 2 2 4 12 15 8 4
SAT MAR 21 18 * 4 3 3 5 13 18 12 8
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
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