Severe thunderstorms are expected across the region today. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms will move across southwest Kansas today and this evening. There is a moderate threat for severe weather including hail up to baseball size, strong damaging winds, flooding, and tornadoes.

This is an eventful weekend with such things as Graduations and Mothers Day going on, just to name a couple things. Please take the appropriate actions and plan ahead with the potentially hazardous weather forecast and be ready to take shelter if necessary.  Stay tune to Hayspost and Eagle Radio to keep up with the latest weather developments.

Today: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am. Some storms could be severe, with large hail, damaging winds, heavy rain, and frequent lightning. Cloudy, with a high near 71. Breezy, with an east wind 13 to 22 mph.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Some storms could be severe, with large hail, damaging winds, heavy rain, and frequent lightning. Low around 53. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 23 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind around 16 mph.