Today Scattered sprinkles before 11am. Areas of blowing dust after 9am. Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 46. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 32 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Critical fire risk today due to dry & very windy conditions across SW Kansas. A Red Flag Warning & a High Wind Warning are in effect #KSWX pic.twitter.com/ccfPbzMwvM

— NWS Dodge City (@NWSDodgeCity) April 3, 2018

Tonight Clear, with a low around 19. Windy, with a north wind 23 to 28 mph becoming light and variable.

Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 63. Windy, with a south southwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

Wednesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight.

ThursdayMostly sunny, with a high near 68.

Thursday NightMostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

FridayA chance of snow and freezing rain before 8am, then a chance of snow between 8am and 5pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 35. Chance of precipitation is 30%.