Cold Front

It will not be as cool tonight across Kansas with south winds continuing around the area. Although the wind will diminish some after sunset, we still expect south winds between 10 and 20 mph. High thin clouds will be moving in Wednesday afternoon as a cold front pushes across the state. Northern Kansas will see slightly cooler temperatures for Wednesday, while southern half of the state will still be in the lower 70s. Looks like we will remain dry. Scattered storms may develop over central and northern Kansas on Thursday as a warm front begins to move back across Kansas.

Wednesday's cold front  will take the edge off of our hot temperatures this afternoon.  Look for highs in the upper-80s to mid-90s statewide under sunny to mostly sunny skies. Our heat break will be short-lived however as upper 90s and triple digits return Friday and stick around through the weekend. A few isolated storms are possible over northwest Kansas late Friday and Saturday but it looks like a better shot of storms will enter our weather picture Sunday into early Monday when the next cold front arrives.

It will not be as cool tonight in Kansas as the winds are expected to stay out of the south. Ahead of the next cold front on Wednesday, south winds are expected to be rather strong with temperatures closing in on 80 degrees in southwest Kansas. The fire danger will be very high Wednesday afternoon. Elsewhere, afternoon highs will be well into the 70s by the end of the day with some increase in cloud cover. The cold front will bring a chance for scattered showers to northwest and northcentral Kansas Wednesday night, but the activity will remain very isolated.

This week looks warm for early December even though two cold fronts will be crossing Kansas in the coming days. Overnight lows will dip into the mid 30s west, but should stay closer to 50 in the Wichita area. Expect some higher level clouds to move through the area with south winds continuing statewide. The first cold front of the week will move in Monday, changing the winds to the north. Partly to mostly cloudy skies will be common over the area with gusty north winds in the west.

Expect another cool down for the start of the week as another cold front pushes across the area on Monday. Temperatures will be trending below normal with afternoon highs in the 60s and low 70s. Some clouds will be moving through the area overnight, but dry weather is expected with lows mainly in the 50s to near 60 in Wichita. The cold front will bring the winds back to the north on Monday with gusts to 30 mph at times in the afternoon. Temperatures will be in the upper 60s for the northwest, but could still reach the mid 70s in southcentral Kansas.

Our recent balmy weather will be shoved southward by a cold front which will usher in gusty northerly winds and cooler temperatures. We can expect mostly sunny skies Friday with most of our area seeing highs in the 40s and 50s. A cold front will move southward through southern Kansas and winds will shift to the north and get gusty winds for a several hours.   Our tumbling temperature trend will continue through this weekend as highs fall into the low to mid-40s by Sunday.

A recap to yesterday's high winds associated with a cold front that moved through Kansas.  Peak wind gusts for a few selected cities in Kansas include:  Goodland - 77 m.p.h., Sharon Springs - 68 m.p.h., Garden City - 58 m.p.h., Dodge City- 63 m.p.h, - Healy - 70 m.p.h., Russell - 56 m.p.h., Salina 51 m.p.h., Hutchinson - 59 m.p.h., Newton - 53 m.p.h., Wichita - 53 m.p.h. and Winfield -51 m.p.h. It will be a chilly start to 2012.  We expect plenty of sunshine to kick off the new year and a lot less wind.  Winds will continue to diminish across central Kansas through mid-afternoon with highs in the lower to middle 40s.  A cold night on tap across Kansas, with clear skies and light winds temperatures will dorp into the teens and low 20s most locations.

Ahead of the next cold front, temperatures will be warming up nicely for Monday afternoon. It will be cold around the area tonight with lows in the teens and low 20s. Skies will be clear with light winds expected. Sunshine will be abundant on Monday with some high, thin clouds drifting in during the afternoon. Temperatures are expected to be near 60 in the west, with highs in the lower 50s for central and eastern Kansas. We will not have much wind on Monday, but a cold front is expeted to move through Monday night, keeping the winds out of the north and allowing colder air to settle south into Tuesday.

Cloudy skies and cold temperatures expected statewide today as cold Canadian high pressure builds across the northern plains.  North to northeast winds at 10-15 mph will put wind chill values (what it feels like) in the 20s and lower 30s most of the day.  Afternoon highs will range from the lower 40s in the west to the upper 30s central and east.  Clouds should break in parts of Kansas tonight, however mostly cloudy skies can be expected for most of the southern half of the state.  Overnight lows will drop into the 20s statewide.

Look for clear to mostly clear skies across Kansas overnight as lows dip to the 40s.  Light winds will prevail. We'll see the breeze and temperatures pick up quickly on Saturday.  Southerly winds will be gusty at times especially in central and western Kansas.  Afternoon highs will be summer-like in the lower to middle 80s for most.  Sunny to mostly sunny skies will be the rule. A cold front will zip through early Sunday.  While no moisture will be present for a rain chance, we do see a bit of a drop in the thermometer.  Highs Sunday will top out in the 60s and 70s. A more powerful cold front will work through late Monday.  Look for gusty winds behind it and much chillier weather.  Highs will only reach the 60s Tuesday and Wednesday, with lows Wednesday morning and Thursday morning in the 30s, including in the Wichita area!