Regional Weather Summary
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
403 AWUS83 KICT 081057 RWSICT KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-082300- Regional Weather Summary National Weather Service Wichita KS 457 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024 Rain showers spread into the western two thirds of Kansas overnight as a low pressure system moves into the Plains from the southern Rockies. Temperatures fell to the mid 30s in the northwest corner to the lower 50s in the southeast corner of the Sunflower State. Winds were generally out of the northeast at 5 to 15 mph. Precipitation is expected across much of the Central Plains to cap off the work and school week. Rain will be the dominant precipitation for all but Colorado where snow will continue to fall. The arrival of precipitation in the eastern portions of the Central Plains from the eastern quarter of Kansas into Missouri is anticipated to be later in the day with a better likelihood during the evening and overnight hours. Daytime high temperatures are forecast to range from the lower 30s in Colorado to the mid 60s in southeast Oklahoma. Northeast to east winds will be at 5 to 25 mph with the higher wind speeds in Kansas, western Oklahoma and eastern Colorado. The gusts could approach 35 mph. Chances for precipitation persist into the evening and overnight hours. As this system pushes to the northeast, the precipitation should gradually diminish mainly overnight from the southwest to northeast. Temperatures are expected to drop to the upper 20s in Colorado to the lower 50s in the Ozarks. Winds will become more variable given the track of the system with speeds at 10 to 15 mph. $$