A weak cold front will slide south through western Kansas this afternoon to early evening.

Behind this boundary, breezy northwest winds along with much drier air will combine to produce critical fire weather conditions over portions of north-central Kansas this afternoon. However, south of this front another dry and warm day will prevail with highs varying from the upper 80s to lower 90s across the southern half of Kansas.

The five-day outlook depicts yet another cold front moving through Kansas early on Saturday. This will bring cooler conditions this weekend along with a slight chance for light rain late Saturday night into early Sunday.

Temperatures will then rebound back above normal by early next week along with a chance for thunderstorms by Wednesday.

Last Year’s Temps/Records

2011 High: 66
2011 Low: 52
Record High: 103 (2005)
Record Low: 28 (1983)

• Today: Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 9 to 18 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
• Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light north northeast.
• Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind 9 to 13 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
• Sunday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South southeast wind 5 to 14 mph.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.