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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
915 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2026
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS,
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
DAY ONE
TODAY AND TONIGHT
BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO FALL TO
AROUND 15 PERCENT OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON,
RESULTING IN A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL KANSAS.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
EXTREME FIRE DANGER IS POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON, ESPECIALLY
OVER CENTRAL KANSAS, AS A COLD FRONT ARRIVES DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BEHIND THE FRONT, AS IT SETTLES SOUTHWARD
INTO SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS THURSDAY EVENING AND
THURSDAY NIGHT.
AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM CANNOT BE RULED OUT THURSDAY NIGHT ACROSS
SOUTHERN KANSAS, BUT SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.
A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL RETURN TO MUCH OF THE AREA FROM FRIDAY
THROUGH MONDAY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION, SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ERH/GHWO?WFO=ICT
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