The melting continued overnight as Kansas and Wichita continued to dig out from a major winter storm. Lows overnight slipped only into the 40s in the Wichita metropolitan area, which was coated with a sheath of slushy ice before snow topped it.
Temperatures are expected to climb into the low 60s today as another storm system pushes into the area, forecasters say. But this round of precipitation should only be widely scattered showers this afternoon and evening. Strong southerly breezes blowing steadily in the mid-20s will ease off to the teens by later this afternoon. Gusts could surge into the mid-30s at times.
Tuesday should be mostly sunny with highs in the mid-50s. But it will be windy again, with gusts into the 30s as the wind shifts around to the north.