An upper level disturbance will bring a cold front through the area today. There may be some showers and thunderstorms along the front, however the more noticeable change will be the strong northwest winds gusting to around 35 MPH bringing colder air into central and eastern Kansas. East central and northeast Kansas will probably have slowly falling temperatures this afternoon. This cold air will cause temperatures to fall into the lower and middle 30s by Friday morning. There may be some frost form early Friday morning and damage any outdoor vegetation already planted.

Today: Breezy. Partly sunny. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Near steady temperature in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows around 34. West winds 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.

Friday: Sunny. Highs around 67. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Southeast winds up to 5 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Warmer. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s.

Sunday: Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s.

Monday: Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs around 70.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 70.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.

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