Red Flag Warning In Effect For Fire Danger From 1 p-m to 7 p-m Today
Strong north winds behind a cold front will result in an extreme grassland fire danger this afternoon and this evening across Central and South Central Kansas. One more warm day is expected ahead of the front with highs in the 70s across southeast Kansas.
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Here Is Your 7-Day Forecast For Hutchinson And South Central Kansas
Today: Partly sunny. Windy…cooler. Highs in the mid 60s. Temperature falling into the lower 50s in the afternoon. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph becoming north 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain…possibly mixed with snow in the evening…then partly cloudy after midnight. Very windy. Colder. Lows near 30. North winds 30 to 40 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph with gusts to around 30 mph after midnight.
Wednesday: Sunny…cooler. Highs 50 to 55. North winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 25 to 30. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Thursday: Sunny…warmer. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
Friday: Mostly sunny. Highs near 60.
Friday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
Saturday: Mostly sunny. Highs 60 to 65.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. Lows 35 to 40.
Sunday: Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain. Highs in the mid 50s.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows 30 to 35.
Monday: Sunny. Highs 55 to 60.