A TORNADO WATCH is in effect until 11 PM Tuesday.
The dryline still stands over Kansas today. East of this line, severe storms will be most likely.
Development occurs first over Oklahoma and tracks northeast into southern Kansas.
Our tornado risk was increased today. We have plenty of moisture available and building instability that will play into today’s severe weather chance.
Areas near Wichita and east of the Turnpike are in the crosshairs for the strongest development into this evening. Large hail and damaging winds will also be possible.
Additional storms will form overnight over central and eastern Kansas, behind the initial wave. The latter should not be as strong into the overnight. A few showers will be welcomed but sparse over the northwest tonight.
The southwest remains in the driest portion of this storm system. Fire Weather Warnings are in effect west of I-135 into this evening. The threat for wildfires is alive for a good chunk of the state behind the dryline today.
A new batch of strong to severe thunderstorms will fire Wednesday afternoon East of the Turnpike. Once again, all modes of severe weather, including a few tornadoes, will be possible.
However, with the progression of this system to the east, not as much of our viewing area will be in the limelight for severe weather.
Thursday will be a break before another round of storms comes into play by Friday. Another division of plentiful moisture from central into eastern Kansas will enhance severe storm development.
All forms of severe weather will be possible. If trends continue, more widespread strong to severe storms will occur compared to earlier in the week.
This weekend, temperatures cool. Lows by Saturday morning in the wake of a powerful cold front will be in the upper 20s to lower 30s over portions of northern and western Kansas.
Highs by afternoon remain cooler than average in the 50s and 60s. Additional frosty concerns will pop up Sunday morning before climbing warmer to the 60s and 70s by afternoon.
Early next week looks quiet and comfortably warm before becoming active again by next Wednesday.
KSN Storm Track 3 Forecast from Chief Meteorologist Lisa Teachman:Wichita:Tonight: Mostly cloudy, windy. 50% chance of showers and storms. Lo: 62 Wind: S/SW 15-25Tomorrow: Mostly to partly cloudy, windy. 30% chance of showers and storms. Hi: 80 Wind: SW/W 10-25Tomorrow Night: Partly cloudy to mostly clear. 20% chance of showers and storms. Lo: 52 Wind: W/SW 5-15
Wichita WeeklyThu: Hi: 84 Lo: 64 Mostly sunny, windy.Fri: Hi: 78 Lo: 42 Partly to mostly cloudy, windy. 50% chance of showers and storms.Sat: Hi: 62 Lo: 38 Partly cloudy to mostly sunny, windy.Sun: Hi: 70 Lo: 47 Mostly sunny.Mon: Hi: 72 Lo: 50 Partly cloudy, windy.Tue: Hi: 74 Lo: 54 Partly cloudy, breezy.
–Chief Meteorologist Lisa Teachman…