The National Weather Service has a heat advisory in effect until 7 p.m. Wednesday for 12 counties in south-central Kansas, with heat indices of up to 108 each day.
The weather service projects a high of 105 for Wichita today, though AccuWeather forecasts a high of 111 for downtown. South-southeast winds will climb into the teens.
Isolated thunderstorms are possible both early this morning and later this afternoon and tonight, forecasters say. Overnight lows will only fall to the low 80s, setting the stage for another scorching high on Wednesday.
Highs tomorrow could reach 108 or more in Wichita – in fact, AccuWeather is projecting another 111 for downtown Wichita again.
For more information on current conditions, go to our weather page.