The first Friday of November is going to offer a rather convincing display of spring-like weather, with gusty southerly winds and temperatures soaring into the upper 70s.
Those winds out of the south-southwest will be blowing steadily in the upper teens to low 20s, and gusting beyond 30 miles an hour.
The forecast high isn’t close to the record high for November 6 – which is 83, set back in 1891 – but it’s still a good 15 degrees above normal.
Dry weather, sunny skies and highs in the 70s are expected through the weekend.
Sunny skies and highs near 70 are forecast for the Wichita metropolitan area today. South winds in the teens, with gusts near 25 miles an hour, are also expected.
Friday should see more of the same, forecasters say, with highs in the mid-70s and gusty south winds.
The tranquil weather pattern is expected to last through the weekend, before chances of showers appear early next week.
More sunny skies and temperatures in the 60s are in store for Wichita today, forecasters say.
North winds ranging from single digits to gusts above 20 miles an hour will give the conditions some sting.
Patchy frost is expected overnight, when lows are forecast to hit the upper 30s. The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a frost advisory for 21 counties in southern and central Kansas, including the Wichita metropolitan area.
Highs on Thursday will approach 70 under sunny skies.
Today will be even nicer than Monday for the Wichita area, forecasters say.
Sunny skies and highs in the mid-60s are expected, and those gusty north winds that gave Monday some bite will ease into the single digits. Overnight lows will bottom out in the low 40s.
Highs on Wednesday should again be in the mid-60s, with light north winds. Warm, dry weather is in the forecast through the weekend.
Sunny skies and temperatures in the 60s are in the forecast for Wichita today – but so is a northeast wind that will give conditions a bit of a bite.
Those winds will be steady in the teens, with gusts to about 20 miles an hour, forecasters say. Highs should reach the mid-60s, then fall into the low 40s overnight.
Tuesday will see winds shift to the south, with highs again in 60s.
A windy, partly sunny day is on tap for the Wichita area today, forecasters say.
Highs should nudge into the low 50s, with west winds blowing steadily in the teens and gusting to nearly 30 miles an hour. Lows will slip to the mid-30s, and patchy frost is likely overnight.
Halloween should be sunny with highs in the low 60s, forecasters say. Winds will be in single digits, and then overnight lows will be in the low 40s.
The steady rain that arrived in Wichita late last night and accentuated its presence with sporadic blasts of thunder shortly before dawn won’t let up in the metropolitan area until late this morning, forecasters say.
Nearly an inch of rain has fallen at Wichita’s Mid-Continent Airport since midnight, National Weather Service meteorologist Stephanie Dunten said.
“It looks like it’s going to be raining for a while,” Dunten said. “The system is back-building.”
The rain could be heavy at times. Thunderstorms are possible again this afternoon, especially east of the Kansas Turnpike.
Highs today are projected to reach the low 60s, with east-southeast winds in the teens and gusts above 20 miles an hour.
Lows tonight are expected to slip into the upper 30s, and highs on a mostly sunny Friday should rebound only into the low 50s.
While there will be no shortage of ghosts, goblins and other frightening characters out Trick-or-Treating or otherwise celebrating Halloween this weekend, there’s nothing scary about Wichita’s forecast for the holiday.
Saturday should be mostly sunny, with a high in the low 60s. The overnight low under clear skies should be about 40.
As Halloweens go in the Sunflower State, that weather will be tough to top.
As October races toward its conclusion, it will offer Wichita a dash of spring-like weather.
Robust southerly winds will gust above 30 miles an hour today and temperatures will climb to the mid-to-upper 60s under mostly cloudy skies, forecasters say.
Showers and thunderstorms are likely late tonight and especially after midnight, with small hail and winds of 60 miles an hour associated with the strongest storms.
More showers and thunderstorms are expected in the region Thursday, with the strongest storms east of a Salina to Wichita to South Haven line. Highs Thursday will be in the low 60s, forecasters say.
Pumpkins and Halloween decorations alike are probably sporting a frosty glaze this morning in the Wichita area after overnight lows dipped tantalizingly close to freezing.
But Tuesday should rebound and offer pleasant conditions, with sunny skies and highs near 60, forecasters say. Light south winds will dance between single digits and the low teens.
Wednesday looks even warmer, with highs in the mid-60s. But winds will be stronger, and forecasters say showers are likely after midnight and much of Thursday.