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Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Weather

Dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the northern and central High Plains through this weekend, where fuels remain largely receptive. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are possible from the Plains into the Upper Midwest, as well as in the Ohio Valley and portions of the Mid-Atlantic through this weekend. Read More >

Another period of hot temperatures will be returning to southwest Kansas late this weekend and early next week. Highs near 100 degrees will be possible south and east of Dodge City on Sunday and Monday.
A pattern change trending toward wetter weather and cooler temperatures (especially north of Arkansas River) appears likely, beginning around Tuesday as a frontal zone from the north interacts with the remnant North American Monsoon circulation from the southwest.
Severe t-storms are possible across south central Kansas today.
Current conditions for Southwestern Kansas.