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RFDICT
GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
540 PM CDT THU APR 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.
KSZ083-162345-
SEDGWICK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DERBY, HAYSVILLE, BEL AIRE, PARK CITY,
VALLEY CENTER, AND WICHITA
540 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
THU APR 16 6 * 6 5
FRI APR 17 6 * 4 4 2 4 6 6 4 3
SAT APR 18 4 * 3 2 1 3 3 3 2 1
SUN APR 19 3 * 1 0 0 1 2 3 3 2
MON APR 20 9 * 2 2 1 3 6 9 5 3
TUE APR 21 5 * 2 2 1 2 4 5 4 2
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ067-162345-
RENO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF HUTCHINSON
540 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
THU APR 16 23 * 18 13
FRI APR 17 23 * 10 11 6 10 18 23 12 10
SAT APR 18 11 * 7 5 3 6 9 11 8 2
SUN APR 19 13 * 2 1 1 3 9 13 10 9
MON APR 20 29 * 8 7 5 11 20 29 18 10
TUE APR 21 16 * 6 4 3 6 12 16 12 6
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ069-162345-
BUTLER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EL DORADO, AUGUSTA, ANDOVER,
AND ROSE HILL
540 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
THU APR 16 4 * 3 2
FRI APR 17 4 * 2 3 2 3 4 4 2 2
SAT APR 18 2 * 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 0
SUN APR 19 2 * 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 1
MON APR 20 5 * 1 1 1 2 4 5 3 2
TUE APR 21 3 * 2 1 1 2 3 3 2 1
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ049-162345-
SALINE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF SALINA
540 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
THU APR 16 15 * 10 5
FRI APR 17 9 * 7 8 4 5 8 9 7 6
SAT APR 18 6 * 3 2 1 3 4 6 3 1
SUN APR 19 5 * 1 1 1 1 3 5 4 3
MON APR 20 13 * 4 3 3 5 8 13 9 5
TUE APR 21 7 * 4 3 2 3 5 7 5 3
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ093-162345-
COWLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WINFIELD AND ARKANSAS CITY
540 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
THU APR 16 3 * 3 2
FRI APR 17 4 * 2 2 1 2 4 3 2 2
SAT APR 18 2 * 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 0
SUN APR 19 2 * 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1
MON APR 20 4 * 1 1 1 2 3 4 2 2
TUE APR 21 3 * 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 1
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ099-162345-
MONTGOMERY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COFFEYVILLE AND INDEPENDENCE
540 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
THU APR 16 2 * 2 1
FRI APR 17 2 * 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1
SAT APR 18 2 * 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 0
SUN APR 19 1 * 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
MON APR 20 3 * 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 1
TUE APR 21 2 * 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ068-162345-
HARVEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF NEWTON
540 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
THU APR 16 7 * 5 4
FRI APR 17 7 * 4 4 2 4 6 7 4 3
SAT APR 18 4 * 3 2 1 2 3 3 2 1
SUN APR 19 3 * 1 0 0 1 2 3 3 2
MON APR 20 9 * 2 2 2 3 6 9 5 3
TUE APR 21 5 * 2 2 1 2 4 5 3 2
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ051-162345-
MCPHERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF MCPHERSON
540 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
THU APR 16 11 * 8 5
FRI APR 17 8 * 6 6 3 5 8 8 5 5
SAT APR 18 4 * 3 2 1 3 4 4 3 1
SUN APR 19 4 * 1 1 1 1 3 4 3 3
MON APR 20 12 * 3 3 3 5 8 12 8 5
TUE APR 21 6 * 3 2 2 3 5 6 5 3
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ047-162345-
BARTON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF GREAT BEND
540 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
THU APR 16 51 * 37 21
FRI APR 17 27 * 27 24 8 12 14 21 16 12
SAT APR 18 14 * 7 4 3 7 10 14 10 3
SUN APR 19 17 * 2 2 2 5 12 17 13 11
MON APR 20 35 * 11 10 8 15 25 35 22 13
TUE APR 21 18 * 8 6 4 7 13 18 14 8
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ092-162345-
SUMNER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF WELLINGTON
540 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
THU APR 16 6 * 5 4
FRI APR 17 5 * 3 3 2 3 5 5 3 3
SAT APR 18 3 * 2 2 1 2 3 3 1 1
SUN APR 19 3 * 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 2
MON APR 20 7 * 2 1 1 3 5 7 4 2
TUE APR 21 5 * 2 1 1 2 4 5 3 2
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ100-162345-
LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF PARSONS
540 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
THU APR 16 2 * 1 1
FRI APR 17 2 * 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1
SAT APR 18 2 * 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 0
SUN APR 19 1 * 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
MON APR 20 2 * 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 1
TUE APR 21 2 * 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ096-162345-
NEOSHO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF CHANUTE
540 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
THU APR 16 2 * 1 1
FRI APR 17 2 * 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1
SAT APR 18 2 * 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0
SUN APR 19 1 * 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
MON APR 20 2 * 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 1
TUE APR 21 2 * 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ072-162345-
ALLEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF IOLA AND HUMBOLDT
540 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
THU APR 16 2 * 1 1
FRI APR 17 3 * 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 1
SAT APR 18 2 * 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0
SUN APR 19 1 * 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
MON APR 20 2 * 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 1
TUE APR 21 2 * 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ052-162345-
MARION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HILLSBORO, MARION, AND PEABODY
540 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
THU APR 16 5 * 4 3
FRI APR 17 7 * 3 4 2 4 6 6 3 3
SAT APR 18 3 * 2 2 1 2 3 3 2 1
SUN APR 19 3 * 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 2
MON APR 20 7 * 2 2 2 3 5 7 5 3
TUE APR 21 5 * 2 2 1 2 4 5 3 2
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ050-162345-
RICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LYONS AND STERLING
540 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
THU APR 16 34 * 21 13
FRI APR 17 21 * 13 13 7 11 16 21 15 11
SAT APR 18 12 * 7 5 3 6 9 12 8 2
SUN APR 19 13 * 2 1 1 3 9 13 10 9
MON APR 20 30 * 9 8 6 12 21 30 19 11
TUE APR 21 16 * 7 5 4 7 12 16 12 6
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ095-162345-
WILSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEODESHA AND FREDONIA
540 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
THU APR 16 2 * 2 1
FRI APR 17 3 * 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 1
SAT APR 18 2 * 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 0
SUN APR 19 1 * 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
MON APR 20 3 * 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 1
TUE APR 21 2 * 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ082-162345-
KINGMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF KINGMAN
540 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
THU APR 16 28 * 19 14
FRI APR 17 20 * 10 9 5 9 17 19 12 11
SAT APR 18 10 * 8 6 3 6 9 10 7 2
SUN APR 19 13 * 1 1 1 3 8 13 10 8
MON APR 20 26 * 7 6 5 10 19 26 16 9
TUE APR 21 15 * 5 4 3 6 11 15 11 6
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ070-162345-
GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EUREKA AND MADISON
540 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
THU APR 16 3 * 2 1
FRI APR 17 4 * 1 2 1 2 4 3 2 1
SAT APR 18 2 * 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 0
SUN APR 19 1 * 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
MON APR 20 4 * 1 1 1 1 3 4 2 1
TUE APR 21 3 * 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 1
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ032-162345-
RUSSELL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF RUSSELL
540 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
THU APR 16 76 * 41 18
FRI APR 17 27 * 26 26 9 11 13 21 16 11
SAT APR 18 15 * 6 4 2 6 10 15 11 3
SUN APR 19 17 * 2 1 1 4 11 17 13 10
MON APR 20 36 * 10 9 7 13 23 36 22 13
TUE APR 21 18 * 9 6 4 7 12 18 13 7
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ048-162345-
ELLSWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ELLSWORTH AND WILSON
540 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
THU APR 16 39 * 24 14
FRI APR 17 21 * 17 19 9 13 15 20 16 12
SAT APR 18 13 * 7 5 3 7 10 13 9 2
SUN APR 19 13 * 2 2 2 4 9 13 10 10
MON APR 20 32 * 10 9 7 13 22 32 21 13
TUE APR 21 17 * 9 7 4 8 13 17 13 7
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ091-162345-
HARPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ANTHONY, HARPER, AND ATTICA
540 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
THU APR 16 23 * 14 9
FRI APR 17 13 * 6 5 3 6 10 12 7 5
SAT APR 18 7 * 5 4 2 4 6 7 4 1
SUN APR 19 8 * 1 1 1 2 5 8 6 4
MON APR 20 15 * 3 3 2 6 11 15 9 5
TUE APR 21 10 * 3 2 2 3 7 10 7 3
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ098-162345-
CHAUTAUQUA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SEDAN AND CEDAR VALE
540 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
THU APR 16 3 * 2 1
FRI APR 17 3 * 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 1
SAT APR 18 2 * 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 0
SUN APR 19 1 * 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
MON APR 20 3 * 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 1
TUE APR 21 2 * 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ071-162345-
WOODSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF YATES CENTER
540 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
THU APR 16 2 * 2 1
FRI APR 17 3 * 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 1
SAT APR 18 2 * 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0
SUN APR 19 1 * 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
MON APR 20 3 * 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 1
TUE APR 21 2 * 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ033-162345-
LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLN AND SYLVAN GROVE
540 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
THU APR 16 46 * 31 15
FRI APR 17 26 * 23 26 9 12 12 18 14 11
SAT APR 18 13 * 6 4 3 6 9 13 9 2
SUN APR 19 11 * 2 1 1 3 8 11 9 8
MON APR 20 29 * 9 7 5 10 18 29 18 12
TUE APR 21 15 * 9 6 4 6 10 15 11 6
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ094-162345-
ELK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HOWARD, MOLINE, LONGTON, AND GRENOLA
540 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
THU APR 16 3 * 2 1
FRI APR 17 3 * 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 1
SAT APR 18 2 * 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 0
SUN APR 19 1 * 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
MON APR 20 3 * 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 1
TUE APR 21 3 * 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 1
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
KSZ053-162345-
CHASE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COTTONWOOD FALLS AND STRONG CITY
540 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
(ALL TIME REFERENCES ARE IN CDT)
DAY/DATE 24HR MAX * 1AM 4AM 7AM 10AM 1PM 4PM 7PM 10PM
THU APR 16 4 * 3 2
FRI APR 17 5 * 2 3 2 3 5 5 3 2
SAT APR 18 3 * 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 0
SUN APR 19 2 * 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 1
MON APR 20 6 * 1 1 1 2 4 6 4 2
TUE APR 21 4 * 2 1 1 2 3 4 2 1
LEGEND:
LOW-MODERATE 0-7
HIGH 8-19
VERY HIGH 20-49
EXTREME 50-79
CATASTROPHIC 80+
(-) MISSING
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