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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
256 AM CDT MON MAR 30 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
STOUT AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL SUPPORT VERY
HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER AREAWIDE TODAY.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
VERY HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN LIKELY AREAWIDE ON
TUESDAY, AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES IN FROM THE NORTH, WITH GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS CHANGING TO GUSTY NORTH WINDS.
VERY HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER MAY RETURN FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD RAINFALL THIS WEEK MAY LIMIT THE OVERALL FIRE
DANGER.
ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT, ESPECIALLY ALONG AND
SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50. THE STRONGEST ACTIVITY WILL BE CAPABLE OF SMALL
HAIL, GUSTY WINDS, AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.
PERIODIC CHANCES FOR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
EXIST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY, AND AGAIN FRIDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL
AND ASSOCIATED FLOODING CONCERNS IS INCREASING, ALONG WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF SOME SEVERE WEATHER. STAY TUNED AS WE REFINE FORECAST
DETAILS IN THE COMING DAYS.
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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