WICHITA – A line of showers moving into the metropolitan area threatens to make the drive home a wet one for workers in the Wichita area.
Some strong storm cells are embedded in the line, according to National Weather Service radar.
“It’s moving pretty much straight east,” KWCH meteorologist Merril Teller said.
Sporadic thunderstorms are likely tonight in the region, Teller said.
“There could be an isolated strong storm,” he said.
Those storms could deliver quarter-sized hail, winds of more than 60 miles an hour and heavy rains, according to the weather service.
A few weeks ago, Wichita recorded its first 100-degree day in June in more than 10 years.
When the thermometer reached 107 yesterday, I was curious how long it has been since Wichita reached such lofty levels.
Not long ago at all, as it turns out: the mercury reached 108, 108, 109 and 109 from July 17-20, 2006.
A week later, Wichita had a day that mirrored Tuesday: the temperature hit 105 on July 26 – and then it rained. The gauge at Mid-Continent Airport recorded .21 of an inch that day.
After Wichita reached 107 yesterday, showers moved through the metropolitan area. The airport recorded .01 of an inch of precipitation.
WICHITA – Scattered showers are in the forecast for the Wichita area today, and forecasters say strong storms are possible later today.
Some of those storms could have quarter-sized hail and winds of more than 60 miles an hour, forecasters warn. Heavy downpours are also a possibility tonight. Light north winds will remain in the single digits today as highs top out in the low 90s around the Wichita metropolitan area. Lows will be in the 70s, with winds shifting to the east in the low teens.
Thunderstorm chances will persist through Friday, forecasters say, with highs in the upper 80s and low 90s.