A cold front will quickly cross southwest Kansas early this morning.

Behind this cold front the afternoon temperatures are expected to average 10 to 20 degrees cooler today compared to the highs yesterday. This cold air will begin to gradually erode from west to east on Friday but a reinforcement of colder air Friday night will result in keeping highs across north central and much of south central Kansas in the mid to upper 30s through the start of the weekend period.

Further west more seasonal temperatures are anticipated late week with highs near the Colorado border expected to rebound back into the mid to upper 50s.

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values as low as zero. East northeast wind between 6 and 14 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Southeast wind around 9 mph.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. North northwest wind between 3 and 10 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 36. Calm wind becoming south between 11 and 14 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.