A warming trend will continue into Thursday as winds remain southerly across western Kansas. Expect highs well up into the 60s and 70s across much of central and southwest Kansas Thursday afternoon with the warmest temperatures in extreme southwest Kansas.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 56. South southeast wind 8 to 14 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. East southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm.

Friday: Isolated thunderstorms, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. South southeast wind 8 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.