As a leeside trough develops Thursday from eastern Colorado to western Nebraska, south winds will increase to around 20 mph.

Temperatures are expected to rise into the mid 80s over all of southwest Kansas. Precipitation chances increase Friday afternoon and Friday night as a cold front moves south into western Kansas. Showers and isolated thunderstorms will continue through the weekend north of the front with the greatest chances on Saturday with temperatures not getting out of the 50s over much of the area.

Early next week, a drying and warming trend is expected.

Today: Sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 9 to 12 mph increasing to between 18 and 21 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South wind between 13 and 17 mph.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming east between 6 and 9 mph.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northeast wind between 10 and 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of showers between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 74.