WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – Meteorologist Adrian Campa says it was another nice spring-like day! We saw bright blue skies with temperatures topped out in the lower to middle 60s. Several areas (Wichita, Salina, and Russell) saw record breaking heat this afternoon. Wichita broke a 100+ year old record!
The unseasonably mild weather conditions will hang around on Wednesday with highs in the lower to middle 60s, or twenty degrees above average for early January. While a few record highs are possible, most of the state would need to climb to 70 degrees, or higher to break a record.
The first of two storm systems to impact the state arrives on Thursday. With relatively mild air in place, this one will bring rain and thunder to central and eastern Kansas. The best odds of seeing more than half inch of rainfall will be along and east of I-135…