WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – It is a noticeably cooler, but otherwise comfortable morning across Kansas with wake-up temperatures in the 40s and 50s. Later today as gusty south winds come back to the state, highs will climb into the middle to upper 80s, or 15 to 20 degrees above average.
A strong cold front will move across Kansas on Friday setting the stage for another round of showers and storms. All the ingredients appear to be coming together for a widespread outbreak of strong to severe storms, and much of the state is in a level two and level three risks. The highest chances to see large hail, damaging wind, and perhaps a tornado or two will be along and east of an Abilene to Kingman line between 1 p.m. and 11 p.m.
The upcoming weekend will be dry but much cooler. Highs in the upper 50s and lower 60s on Saturday will feel even colder when you consider the gusty northwest winds, and temperatures will tumble into the 30s on Saturday night. After a frosty – in spots – Sunday morning, we will see highs in the upper 60s and lower 70s underneath bright blue skies…