Today Sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph.

Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable.
Thursday Sunny, with a high near 71. South southwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 36. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Friday Sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a north wind 16 to 21 mph.
Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Saturday Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.

Very windy conditions are expected this afternoon. Sustained winds of 35-45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph are possible across western Kansas and sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph are possible across central Kansas. Skies today will be partly cloudy with increasing clouds this evening.

Today A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Very windy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest 27 to 37 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Tonight A 20 percent chance of rain before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 26. Very windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 34 mph decreasing to 14 to 24 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 61. West northwest wind 11 to 17 mph.
Wednesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable.
Thursday Sunny, with a high near 71. South southwest wind around 8 mph.
Thursday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Friday Sunny, with a high near 58.

Warm, windy and dry conditions will create a wildfire threat today. A cold front will move through western Kansas tonight. Very strong northwest winds will develop across southwest and central Kansas on Tuesday behind the front which will likely create areas of blowing dust.

Today Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Windy, with a south southwest wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Tonight Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 24 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
Tuesday A 20 percent chance of rain after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Very windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 27 mph increasing to 36 to 41 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.
Tuesday Night Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 26. Windy, with a north northwest wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.
Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

Mostly sunny skies likely today with highs up into the upper 70s to near 80 this afternoon.

Today Sunny, with a high near 80. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable.
Tonight Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. South southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tuesday A 20 percent chance of rain after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Very windy, with a west wind 7 to 12 mph becoming north 24 to 34 mph. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
Tuesday Night A chance of rain and snow, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Very windy, with a north wind 27 to 32 mph decreasing to 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 53. North northwest wind around 15 mph.
Wednesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 29.
Thursday Sunny, with a high near 64.

Snow will develop late tonight as a small, but fairly intense upper level storm system approaches the Oklahoma Panhandle. Two to three inches of snow can be expected by Saturday morning across far southwest Kansas. Elsewhere, around one inch of snow is forecast for much of southwest and south-central Kansas.

Today Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. South southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north northeast 13 to 18 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Tonight A chance of rain and snow before midnight, then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 8am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 48. North wind 9 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable.
Sunday Sunny, with a high near 66. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph.
Sunday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Monday Sunny, with a high near 71.

Some snow, sleet and freezing rain are expected today across southwestern Kansas. Snow and sleet amounts will be less than an inch. Freezing rain could mix in at times, resulting in slick roads, especially this morning along interstate 70.

Today Snow likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 32. North wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph in the evening.
Thursday Sunny, with a high near 56. South wind 6 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. South southwest wind 8 to 13 mph.
Friday Partly sunny, with a high near 51. South southwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Friday Night A chance of rain and snow before midnight, then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 42.

Today Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Wind chill values as low as zero. South wind 8 to 10 mph.
Tonight A chance of snow and sleet, mainly after 4am. Patchy freezing fog between 10pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. South southeast wind 7 to 14 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. North wind 5 to 13 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the evening.
Thursday Sunny, with a high near 57. South wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Thursday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Friday Partly sunny, with a high near 48.

More seasonal temperatures will return to western Kansas. A warming trend during the work week will be briefly interrupted by a cold front on Wednesday. In addition to the brief cool down mid week there will also be a slight chance for rain, sleet or snow.

Today Sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values as low as -16. Light southeast wind becoming south 12 to 17 mph in the morning.
Tonight Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -3. South wind 7 to 14 mph.
Tuesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Wind chill values as low as zero early. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night A 20 percent chance of snow after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. South southeast wind 5 to 11 mph becoming north after midnight.
Wednesday A chance of rain and snow before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain between 1pm and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. North wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Thursday Sunny, with a high near 55.

High pressure will help maintain cold high temperatures across central Kansas though the week, while slightly more moderate afternoon high temperatures are achieved west of Highway 83. An upper wave approaching the region around Thursday night could bring a brief episode of limited impact rain, freezing rain or sleet to parts of the area.

Today Partly sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as 2. Northeast wind 10 to 16 mph.
Tonight A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 8. North northeast wind 13 to 18 mph becoming light northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 40. Wind chill values as low as -3. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night Clear, with a low around 16. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.
Thursday Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. East northeast wind 9 to 14 mph.
Thursday Night A slight chance of rain, freezing rain, and sleet after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday A slight chance of rain, freezing rain, and sleet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night A slight chance of rain, freezing rain, and sleet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Today will be warm ahead of the next Arctic cold front Tonight and Tuesday. Highs today moderate into the 50s and 60s this afternoon. An Arctic air mass then invades Kansas tonight and Tuesday with highs only in the mid-20s to mid-30s.

Today Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 51. East southeast wind 6 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Tonight Increasing clouds, with a low around 19. Blustery, with a southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north 16 to 21 mph in the evening.
Tuesday A 20 percent chance of snow after 9am. Cloudy, with a high near 24. North northeast wind 13 to 16 mph.
Tuesday Night A 20 percent chance of snow before 3am. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as 2. North northeast wind 5 to 14 mph.
Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 41. East southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the morning.
Wednesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 22.
Thursday Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.

A High Wind Warning continues for much of western Kansas this morning as a strong cold front rapidly moves across the Plains. A wind advisory then continues later this morning into the rest of the day. Expect also some snow and blowing snow mainly north of Highway 96 this morning. A Red Flag Warning also has been posted for today for parts of southwest Kansas.

Today Snow with areas of blowing snow before 9am, then a slight chance of snow between 9am and 10am. High near 46. Very windy, with a northwest wind 32 to 37 mph decreasing to 25 to 30 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the evening.
Friday Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. West southwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.
Saturday Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. East northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Sunday Partly sunny, with a high near 40.

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
112 PM CST WED FEB 19 2014

...HIGH WINDS WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.HIGH WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT FROM THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT AS
A COLD FRONT PLUNGES SOUTH ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS. WINDS WILL
DECREASE SOME THURSDAY BUT STILL BE QUITE STRONG. LIGHT SNOW WILL
BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT, AND BLOWING SNOW COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH
REDUCED VISIBILITIES ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST-CENTRAL KANSAS.

TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER
112 PM CST WED FEB 19 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
CST THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN 3 AM AND 8 AM EARLY THURSDAY
  MORNING. STRONG WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY.

* WINDS...NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60
  MPH...DECREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTS TO 50 MPH DURING THE DAY
  THURSDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST-WEST
  ROADS... AND NEAR GRAIN ELEVATORS AND WIND BREAKS. LIGHT
  STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH HIGH GUSTS UP TO 60
  MPH.

* OTHER IMPACTS...LIGHT SNOW WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ALONG AND
  NORTH OF HIGHWAY 96 MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE HALF OF
  A MILE AT TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING.  MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION...UPDATES...STATEMENTS....FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

Today Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a light south southeast wind becoming south 17 to 22 mph in the morning.
Tonight Rain showers likely before 4am, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Very windy, with a south southeast wind 11 to 21 mph becoming north northwest 30 to 40 mph. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Thursday Snow likely with areas of blowing snow before 10am, then a slight chance of snow between 10am and 11am, then areas of blowing snow after 11am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Very windy, with a northwest wind 34 to 39 mph decreasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the evening.
Friday Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. West southwest wind 14 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.