Conditions will be warm and breezy today, and dry other than a few morning sprinkles in central Kansas. This will lead to very high fire danger this afternoon, especially for areas west of a Emporia to Topeka to Hiawatha line. Rain chances slowly increase from west to east this weekend through the first part of next week, with much of the area still seeing a good chance for accumulating rain during this period.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy with slight chance of rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy with slight chance of rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening.

Sunday: Cloudy with chance of rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

Sunday Night: Rain showers likely and isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.

Monday: Rain showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s.

Thursday: Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s.