It will be very windy today, as well as tonight. A High Wind Warning is in effect today from 9 am to 8 pm CDT, northeast of a line from Scott City to Jetmore to Pratt. Winds will howl there at 35 mph with gusts to near 60 mph. Southwest of that line, strong northwest winds of 25 mph gusting to 45 mph will cause areas of blowing dust, where a Blowing Dust Advisory is posted today. Winds across this area will blow from the northwest at 25 mph gusting to 35 mph tonight, and then likely in the 35 to 45 mph with gusts to 60 mph on Tuesday
Today Areas of blowing dust after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Very windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 33 mph increasing to 33 to 43 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.
Tonight A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 11pm. Areas of blowing dust before 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 40. Very windy, with a northwest wind 39 to 44 mph decreasing to 28 to 33 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.
Tuesday A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 53. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 28 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.
Tuesday Night A 20 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Patchy frost after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Windy, with a north northwest wind 24 to 29 mph decreasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.
Wednesday Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 16 to 22 mph.
Wednesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy.