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Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
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FNUS63 KICT 020408
RFDICT
Grassland Fire Danger Index
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1008 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026
The Grassland Fire Danger Index (GFDI) does not account for
precipitation that occurs within the hour preceding any given
forecast hour below or any snow on the ground at the forecast
hour. Please make appropriate adjustments.
KSZ083-020515-
Sedgwick-
Including the cities of Derby, Haysville, Bel Aire, Park City,
Valley Center, and Wichita
1008 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sun Mar 01 3 *
Mon Mar 02 3 * 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 2
Tue Mar 03 14 * 1 1 2 4 10 14 10 5
Wed Mar 04 5 * 3 3 3 3 5 5 2 2
Thu Mar 05 17 * 1 1 1 3 10 17 11 9
Fri Mar 06 14 * 7 7 6 9 13 14 7 5
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ067-020515-
Reno-
Including the city of Hutchinson
1008 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sun Mar 01 2 *
Mon Mar 02 2 * 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2
Tue Mar 03 10 * 1 2 1 2 7 10 8 4
Wed Mar 04 5 * 3 3 2 3 4 5 2 2
Thu Mar 05 20 * 1 1 1 3 12 20 12 8
Fri Mar 06 16 * 7 7 5 8 13 16 8 5
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ069-020515-
Butler-
Including the cities of El Dorado, Augusta, Andover,
and Rose Hill
1008 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sun Mar 01 3 *
Mon Mar 02 3 * 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
Tue Mar 03 15 * 1 1 2 5 12 15 9 5
Wed Mar 04 5 * 3 3 3 3 4 5 3 2
Thu Mar 05 14 * 1 1 1 3 9 14 10 8
Fri Mar 06 14 * 7 7 7 9 12 13 7 5
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ049-020515-
Saline-
Including the city of Salina
1008 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sun Mar 01 2 *
Mon Mar 02 2 * 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1
Tue Mar 03 6 * 1 1 1 2 4 6 5 3
Wed Mar 04 4 * 2 2 2 2 3 4 2 2
Thu Mar 05 18 * 1 1 1 3 11 18 11 8
Fri Mar 06 16 * 7 6 5 8 13 16 8 5
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ093-020515-
Cowley-
Including the cities of Winfield and Arkansas City
1008 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sun Mar 01 4 *
Mon Mar 02 3 * 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
Tue Mar 03 22 * 1 1 2 7 17 20 10 6
Wed Mar 04 6 * 3 3 3 3 5 6 3 2
Thu Mar 05 14 * 1 1 1 3 9 14 10 8
Fri Mar 06 15 * 7 7 7 10 14 13 7 5
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ099-020515-
Montgomery-
Including the cities of Coffeyville and Independence
1008 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sun Mar 01 4 *
Mon Mar 02 4 * 4 3 3 3 2 2 1 1
Tue Mar 03 19 * 1 1 2 7 16 17 9 5
Wed Mar 04 6 * 4 3 2 3 5 6 3 2
Thu Mar 05 10 * 1 1 1 2 6 10 7 6
Fri Mar 06 12 * 6 6 6 8 11 11 6 4
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ068-020515-
Harvey-
Including the city of Newton
1008 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sun Mar 01 3 *
Mon Mar 02 2 * 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 1
Tue Mar 03 10 * 1 1 1 3 7 10 8 4
Wed Mar 04 5 * 3 2 2 3 4 4 2 2
Thu Mar 05 17 * 1 1 1 3 10 17 10 8
Fri Mar 06 15 * 7 6 5 8 12 14 7 5
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ051-020515-
McPherson-
Including the city of McPherson
1008 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sun Mar 01 2 *
Mon Mar 02 2 * 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Tue Mar 03 8 * 1 1 1 2 5 8 7 4
Wed Mar 04 4 * 3 2 2 2 4 4 2 2
Thu Mar 05 18 * 1 1 1 3 11 18 11 8
Fri Mar 06 15 * 7 7 6 8 12 15 8 5
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ047-020515-
Barton-
Including the city of Great Bend
1008 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sun Mar 01 2 *
Mon Mar 02 4 * 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 2
Tue Mar 03 8 * 2 2 1 2 5 8 7 4
Wed Mar 04 5 * 3 2 2 2 4 4 2 2
Thu Mar 05 25 * 2 2 2 4 15 25 16 11
Fri Mar 06 19 * 8 7 6 9 16 18 10 5
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ092-020515-
Sumner-
Including the city of Wellington
1008 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sun Mar 01 4 *
Mon Mar 02 3 * 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 1
Tue Mar 03 20 * 1 1 2 6 16 20 11 6
Wed Mar 04 6 * 3 3 3 3 5 5 3 2
Thu Mar 05 17 * 1 1 1 3 10 17 11 9
Fri Mar 06 15 * 7 7 6 9 14 13 7 5
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ100-020515-
Labette-
Including the city of Parsons
1008 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sun Mar 01 5 *
Mon Mar 02 4 * 4 3 3 3 2 2 1 1
Tue Mar 03 19 * 1 1 3 9 17 18 8 6
Wed Mar 04 6 * 4 3 3 4 5 6 3 2
Thu Mar 05 9 * 2 1 2 3 7 9 7 6
Fri Mar 06 12 * 6 7 7 9 12 12 6 4
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ096-020515-
Neosho-
Including the city of Chanute
1008 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sun Mar 01 4 *
Mon Mar 02 4 * 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 1
Tue Mar 03 15 * 1 1 2 7 14 14 7 5
Wed Mar 04 5 * 4 3 3 3 4 5 3 2
Thu Mar 05 8 * 2 1 1 2 6 8 6 6
Fri Mar 06 12 * 6 7 7 9 11 11 6 4
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ072-020515-
Allen-
Including the cities of Iola and Humboldt
1008 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sun Mar 01 4 *
Mon Mar 02 4 * 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 1
Tue Mar 03 12 * 1 1 2 5 11 12 6 5
Wed Mar 04 4 * 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 2
Thu Mar 05 8 * 1 1 1 2 6 8 6 6
Fri Mar 06 12 * 6 7 6 9 12 11 5 4
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ052-020515-
Marion-
Including the cities of Hillsboro, Marion, and Peabody
1008 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sun Mar 01 2 *
Mon Mar 02 2 * 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2
Tue Mar 03 9 * 1 1 1 3 7 9 7 3
Wed Mar 04 4 * 3 2 2 2 4 4 2 2
Thu Mar 05 16 * 1 1 1 3 10 16 10 8
Fri Mar 06 15 * 6 6 6 8 13 14 7 4
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ050-020515-
Rice-
Including the cities of Lyons and Sterling
1008 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sun Mar 01 2 *
Mon Mar 02 2 * 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
Tue Mar 03 8 * 1 2 1 2 5 8 7 4
Wed Mar 04 5 * 3 2 2 3 4 4 2 2
Thu Mar 05 21 * 2 1 1 4 13 21 14 9
Fri Mar 06 17 * 7 7 5 8 14 17 9 5
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ095-020515-
Wilson-
Including the cities of Neodesha and Fredonia
1008 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sun Mar 01 4 *
Mon Mar 02 3 * 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1
Tue Mar 03 16 * 1 1 2 6 14 15 8 5
Wed Mar 04 5 * 4 3 2 3 4 5 3 2
Thu Mar 05 9 * 1 1 1 2 6 9 7 6
Fri Mar 06 13 * 6 7 6 9 12 11 6 4
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ082-020515-
Kingman-
Including the city of Kingman
1008 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sun Mar 01 3 *
Mon Mar 02 2 * 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2
Tue Mar 03 13 * 1 1 1 3 8 13 10 5
Wed Mar 04 5 * 3 3 3 3 4 4 2 1
Thu Mar 05 18 * 1 1 1 3 11 18 12 8
Fri Mar 06 15 * 7 6 5 8 12 15 8 5
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ070-020515-
Greenwood-
Including the cities of Eureka and Madison
1008 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sun Mar 01 3 *
Mon Mar 02 3 * 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
Tue Mar 03 16 * 1 1 2 4 12 15 9 5
Wed Mar 04 5 * 3 3 2 3 4 5 3 2
Thu Mar 05 13 * 1 1 1 2 8 13 9 7
Fri Mar 06 15 * 6 7 7 10 14 14 7 5
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ032-020515-
Russell-
Including the city of Russell
1008 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sun Mar 01 2 *
Mon Mar 02 3 * 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 2
Tue Mar 03 7 * 1 1 1 2 4 7 5 3
Wed Mar 04 4 * 2 2 2 2 3 4 2 2
Thu Mar 05 24 * 2 2 2 4 14 24 14 10
Fri Mar 06 18 * 7 6 6 9 15 17 9 5
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ048-020515-
Ellsworth-
Including the cities of Ellsworth and Wilson
1008 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sun Mar 01 2 *
Mon Mar 02 3 * 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
Tue Mar 03 8 * 1 1 1 2 5 8 6 4
Wed Mar 04 5 * 3 3 2 3 4 5 2 2
Thu Mar 05 22 * 2 2 2 4 14 22 14 11
Fri Mar 06 19 * 9 8 7 10 16 18 9 5
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ091-020515-
Harper-
Including the cities of Anthony, Harper, and Attica
1008 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sun Mar 01 3 *
Mon Mar 02 2 * 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2
Tue Mar 03 14 * 1 1 1 3 9 14 10 5
Wed Mar 04 5 * 3 2 2 3 4 4 2 1
Thu Mar 05 14 * 1 1 1 2 8 14 10 7
Fri Mar 06 12 * 6 5 4 7 11 11 6 4
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ098-020515-
Chautauqua-
Including the cities of Sedan and Cedar Vale
1008 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sun Mar 01 4 *
Mon Mar 02 3 * 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1
Tue Mar 03 20 * 1 1 2 6 17 19 9 5
Wed Mar 04 6 * 3 2 2 3 5 6 4 2
Thu Mar 05 12 * 1 1 1 2 8 12 8 7
Fri Mar 06 13 * 6 6 6 9 13 13 6 4
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ071-020515-
Woodson-
Including the city of Yates Center
1008 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sun Mar 01 4 *
Mon Mar 02 3 * 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1
Tue Mar 03 13 * 1 1 1 5 11 12 7 5
Wed Mar 04 4 * 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 2
Thu Mar 05 9 * 1 1 1 2 6 9 7 6
Fri Mar 06 13 * 6 7 6 9 12 11 6 4
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ033-020515-
Lincoln-
Including the cities of Lincoln and Sylvan Grove
1008 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sun Mar 01 2 *
Mon Mar 02 2 * 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
Tue Mar 03 5 * 1 1 1 2 4 5 4 3
Wed Mar 04 4 * 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2
Thu Mar 05 19 * 2 1 1 3 11 19 11 9
Fri Mar 06 16 * 7 6 6 8 14 15 8 5
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ094-020515-
Elk-
Including the cities of Howard, Moline, Longton, and Grenola
1008 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sun Mar 01 4 *
Mon Mar 02 3 * 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1
Tue Mar 03 20 * 1 1 2 6 16 18 10 6
Wed Mar 04 6 * 4 3 3 3 5 6 4 2
Thu Mar 05 13 * 1 1 1 2 8 13 9 7
Fri Mar 06 14 * 7 7 7 9 14 13 7 5
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$
KSZ053-020515-
Chase-
Including the cities of Cottonwood Falls and Strong City
1008 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2026
(All time references are in CST)
Day/Date 24HR Max * MID 3AM 6AM 9AM Noon 3PM 6PM 9PM
Sun Mar 01 3 *
Mon Mar 02 2 * 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
Tue Mar 03 11 * 1 1 1 3 9 11 7 4
Wed Mar 04 5 * 3 3 2 3 4 5 3 2
Thu Mar 05 15 * 1 1 1 3 10 15 10 8
Fri Mar 06 16 * 7 7 6 10 15 15 8 5
Legend:
Low-Moderate 0-7
High 8-19
Very High 20-49
Extreme 50-79
Catastrophic 80+
(-) Missing
$$