Today a low pressure trough will advance west to east across southwestern Kansas.

Warm, dry air will allow temperatures to climb into the 80’s in many locations. A large upper scale trough will advance into the plains by this weekend, bringing a good chance for rain to central Kansas Monday afternoon into Tuesday afternoon.

Today: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 78. North northeast wind at 7 mph becoming southeast.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South southeast wind between 3 and 6 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Light wind becoming south between 12 and 15 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind between 16 and 18 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a south wind between 14 and 20 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy and breezy, with a low around 59.

Sunday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high near 78.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a low around 58.

Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high near 71.

Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a low around 50.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 64.