Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Southern Plains; Fire Weather Threat in the Southwest U.S.

Thunderstorms, some severe, may produce heavy to excessive rainfall and isolated flooding over portions of the Southern Plains today and Saturday. Dry conditions, combined with gusty winds and low relative humidities will continue to support an elevated to critical fire weather threat in the Desert Southwest into to early next week. Read More >

Weather Story

Today will be mostly cloudy and cool. Isolated to scattered showers will develop from west to east across the area through they day. Rain and storm chances will increase Tonight and will last into Sunday morning. Thunderstorms will redevelop during the afternoon and overnight hours of Sunday. Some of the storms across north central KS Sunday afternoon and evening may be strong to severe. An upper level storm system will lift northeast across Plains on Monday causing showers and thunderstorms to develop along a dryline during the afternoon and into the night.. Some of the storms on Monday will be severe and may produce all severe weather hazards. A cold front will move through the area Monday night but may stall out across the southeast counties, providing a chance for showers and storms on Tuesday. Temperatures will warm into the 80s on Monday.