A few record highs will be possible both days as gusty southerly winds will likely howl at nearly 40 mph at times Saturday.
Our warm, windy, dry weather will come to an abrupt end later this Saturday night as a powerful storm organizing over the Rockies Friday plows out into the Plains this weekend. The potent system will bring showers and storms to central and eastern Kansas late Saturday with isolated severe storms possible. Light rain out west will mix with light snow or flurries for some late Saturday night into Sunday morning but a significant snowfall is not expected at this time.
Temperatures will be in a free-fall mode after the storm system passes through Kansas with afternoon highs tumbling hard and only topping out in the 30s and 40s Sunday and Monday.
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Wichita Area Forecast:
This afternoon: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy, windy and warm with near-record highs. Wind: S 20-30; gusty. High: 82. (Record: 82, 2006).
Tonight: Partly cloudy and mild. Wind: S 15-25; gusty. Low: 60.
Tomorrow: Partly cloudy and very windy. Record highs possible. Wind: S 25-35; gusty. High: 78. (Record: 77, 1927).
Tomorrow night: Showers and storms likely. Wind: S/SW 10-20. Low: 49.
Sun: High: 50 Cloudy, breezy and MUCH colder with off and on rain showers.
Mon: High: 45 Low: 28 Becoming mostly sunny.
Tue: High: 55 Low: 26 Sunny.
Wed: High: 60 Low: 33 Mostly sunny and breezy.
Thu: High: 59 Low: 37 Increasing clouds, windy; o-night showers/storms.
Fri: High: 56 Low: 42 Mostly cloudy; a few showers.
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