It’s a cool start this morning with temperatures near or below freezing, but according to the National Weather Service of Topeka, a beautiful spring weekend is in store for the region! Expect abundant sunshine this weekend with moderating temperatures. Highs today will get into the 60s with temperatures soaring into the mid/upper 70s on Sunday. The combination of warm, dry, and windy conditions on Sunday will result in elevated fire danger concerns, so avoid burning on Sunday!

Today: Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 65. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 41. North wind around 5 mph becoming south in the evening.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70.