Rain In the Friday Forecast

According to the National Weather Service of Topeka, showers and Isolated thunderstorms will continue through the morning hours across much of the region. The

showers should diminish during the late morning and early afternoon hours. Thunderstorms will redevelop later this afternoon across northeast and east central Kansas ahead of a cold front.

Some of the thunderstorms may be strong with gusty winds, small hail and brief heavy rainfall. The showers and thunderstorms will push east of the area late this evening. Highs Today will be in the upper 70s to mid 80s. The weekend will be Mostly Sunny with highs in the 80s on Saturday with a slow warming trend through next Monday.

Today: Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening…then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds around 5 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds up to 5 mph.

Sunday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.

Monday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.

Monday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs around 90.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.

Thursday: Mostly sunny. Highs around 90