Hot and dry conditions are expected to persist through the beginning of the weekend. High temperatures in the upper 90s to around 100 will combine with relative humidities around 40% resulting in heat indices of 100-106 degrees through Saturday. A cold front will arrive late Saturday bringing increasing chances for showers and thunderstorms through early Sunday. The front will also usher in more seasonable temperatures through early next week with highs in the 80s.
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Here Is Your 7-Day Forecast For Hutchinson And South Central Kansas
Tonight: Clear. Lows near 70. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
Friday: Sunny. Highs near 100. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Highest heat indices 105 in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Sunny. Highs near 100. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Highest heat indices 105 in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph becoming west 5 to 15 mph after midnight.
Sunday: Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs near 90.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows 65 to 70.
Labor Day Through Thursday: Mostly clear. Highs near 90. Lows in the mid 60s.