Wichita, Kansas

Regional Weather Alerts


     
Alert: Fire Weather Watch
Area(s): Hamilton; Kearny; Stanton; Grant; Morton; Stevens
Effective: 2026-04-01 @ 5:51 am -> 2026-04-02 @ 8:00 pm
Onset: 2026-04-02 @ 12:00 pm -> 2026-04-01 @ 2:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Dodge City KS on 2026-04-01 @ 5:51 am
Headline: Fire Weather Watch issued April 1 at 5:51AM CDT until April 2 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS
Description: * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton, Fire Weather
 Zone 062 Kearny, Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton, Fire Weather
 Zone 075 Grant, Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton and Fire Weather
 Zone 085 Stevens.
* TIMING...From Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening.
* WINDS...South 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
 quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
Alert: Fire Weather Watch
Area(s): Yuma; Kit Carson County; Cheyenne; Wallace; Greeley; Wichita
Effective: 2026-03-31 @ 9:59 pm -> 2026-04-02 @ 9:00 pm
Onset: 2026-04-02 @ 1:00 pm -> 2026-04-01 @ 10:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Goodland KS on 2026-03-31 @ 9:59 pm
Headline: Fire Weather Watch issued March 31 at 8:59PM MDT until April 2 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS
Description: Winds from the south Thursday afternoon and early evening are
 forecast to be around 15-25 MPH sustained with gusts up to
 35 MPH. RH values are currently forecast to dry into the low to
 mid teens as temperatures warm into the mid to upper 70s.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 027 Wallace, 041 Greeley,
 042 Wichita, 252 Yuma, 253 Kit Carson and 254 Cheyenne CO.
* TIMING...From Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening.
* WINDS...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 13 percent.
* IMPACTS...Unpredictable fire behavior. Any fires that develop
 may rapidly grow and spread out of control.