Warm Wednesday Expected, Chance for Rain – Snow Possible Overnight

Today, there will be a Red Flag Warning in effect from 1 PM to 9 PM CDT. Please Avoid All Burning! Relative Humidity values will be very low today due to the dry conditions. Winds will be strong out of the southwest up to 45 mph! Winds will shift out of the northwest later this evening and still remain very gusty. FileL (3)

Therefore, a wind advisory is also in effect until 7 AM CDT on Thursday. A few thunderstorms are possible over portions of the area early this evening before precipitation changes over to rain and a rain/snow mix overnight. Very light accumulations are possible around the KS/NE border.

Today: Windy. Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph.

Tonight: Windy. Much colder. Cloudy. Chance of rain in the evening…then chance of snow…possibly mixed with rain and after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 15 to 30 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

Thursday: Breezy. Much cooler. Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph shifting to the north 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Lows around 30. Northeast winds up to 5 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight.

Friday: Warmer. Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

Friday Night: Not as cool. Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain showers. Lows in the lower 40s.

Saturday: Cooler. Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain showers. Highs in the lower 50s.

Saturday Night: Colder. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain showers and snow showers. Lows around 30.

Sunday: Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of rain showers. Highs in the lower 50s.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.

Monday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.