Very warm temperatures return to southwest and south central Kansas on Tuesday and Wednesday with highs in the mid to upper 80s.

These temperatures will be from 15 to 20 degrees above normal. A strong cold front will then plunge across the region on Wednesday night with a slight chance for some thunderstorms. Much cooler temperatures follow into the weekend.

There is also a possibility of a freeze for much of western Kansas this weekend.

Last Year’s Temps/Records

2011 High: 71
2011 Low: 38
Record High: 90 (1941. 1991)
Record Low: 18 (1945)

• Today: A chance of drizzle between 10am and 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
• Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 8 mph.
• Tuesday: Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
• Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind 9 to 15 mph.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South southwest wind 11 to 15 mph.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48.