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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
317 PM 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
TONIGHT
GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL SUPPORT VERY HIGH
GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER AREAWIDE THROUGH THIS EVENING.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
VERY HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER WILL BE LIKELY AGAIN ON TUESDAY
AREAWIDE, 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 EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING 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 TONIGHT.
FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION, SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ERH/GHWO?WFO=ICT
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