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Hazardous Weather Outlook

National Weather Service Wichita KS

705 PM CDT Sat Mar 21 2026



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705 PM CDT Sat Mar 21 2026



This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas,

South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas.



.DAY ONE...Tonight



Very high to extreme grassland fire danger is expected to linger 

into the evening from the Flint Hills on west, where a Red Flag 

Warning remains in effect.



.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday



Extreme grassland fire danger is expected to develop across much of

the area on Sunday as a cold front arrives, shifting winds to the 

north. A red flag warning is now in effect for all of the area on 

Sunday.



Gusty northerly winds of 25 to 35 may gust to around 45 mph at

times in the wake of a cold front, and a wind advisory is in effect

on Sunday for much of the area.



Very high fire danger will return towards the middle of next week 

for much of the area, as we continue to see above average 

temperatures and very dry conditions persisting.



.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...



Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight.



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For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at:

https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=ict



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