Weather alerts for the NWS Wichita KS forecast area
NWS Weather Forecast Office Wichita KS, covering Kansas.
Active alerts
No active alerts for the NWS Wichita KS forecast area as of Oct 28, 01:34 PM UTC.
Listed by area: every active alert covering a county or zone of this office's area, whichever office issued it.
The area
26 counties in the NWS Wichita KS forecast area:
Kansas
- Allen
- Barton
- Butler
- Chase
- Chautauqua
- Cowley
- Elk
- Ellsworth
- Greenwood
- Harper
- Harvey
- Kingman
- Labette
- Lincoln
- Marion
- McPherson
- Montgomery
- Neosho
- Reno
- Rice
- Russell
- Saline
- Sedgwick
- Sumner
- Wilson
- Woodson
Public forecast zones (26)
- Allen KSZ072
- Barton KSZ047
- Butler KSZ069
- Chase KSZ053
- Chautauqua KSZ098
- Cowley KSZ093
- Elk KSZ094
- Ellsworth KSZ048
- Greenwood KSZ070
- Harper KSZ091
- Harvey KSZ068
- Kingman KSZ082
- Labette KSZ100
- Lincoln KSZ033
- Marion KSZ052
- McPherson KSZ051
- Montgomery KSZ099
- Neosho KSZ096
- Reno KSZ067
- Rice KSZ050
- Russell KSZ032
- Saline KSZ049
- Sedgwick KSZ083
- Sumner KSZ092
- Wilson KSZ095
- Woodson KSZ071
Area Forecast Discussion
Issued Oct 28, 10:16 AM UTC
000 FXUS63 KICT 281016 AFDICT Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wichita KS 516 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - An isolated shower or thunderstorm possible through sunrise across the Flint Hills and again late tonight - Widespread rainfall possible Friday into Saturday and again early next week - Near to above normal temperatures expected throughout much of the next 7 days && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 246 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026 As of 245 AM Wednesday morning, broad southwesterly midlevel flow continues across the Plains with lee trough developing across high Plains. This is promoting the strengthening of a LLJ from west TX through much of KS. Steepening midlevel lapse rates combined with the WAA may result in isolated showers or thunderstorms through sunrise and mainly across the Flint Hills. Elevated instability up to 500 J/kg should limit any potential for strong or severe storms. A shortwave trough will slide across the northern Plains through the day today, shunting a surface trough towards central KS. Ahead of the front, temperatures will rebound into the upper 70s to near 80. Additional WAA driven thunderstorms are possible late Wednesday night into Thursday morning but the best chances may stay across northeast KS into northwest MO. Rain chances will diminish into the daytime hours Thursday as shortwave ridging slides across the central Plains ahead of the next shortwave trough axis. This shortwave trough is posed to lift from the Baja region late Thursday night into Friday. This should result in widespread rain showers Friday and even Sunday. Mid to long range guidance continues to bring a strong midlevel trough into the central Plains early next week. This could bring multiple days of rainfall, strong winds, and even the potential for strong or severe weather. Stay tuned. && .AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z THURSDAY/... Issued at 513 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026 LLWS conditions will continue at RSL/GBD/SLN/HUT through 15Z as a 45 kt LLJ near 2kft remains overhead. South to southwesterly winds will increase to 15-20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, especially across central and south-central KS. Wind speeds will relax to around 10 kt late this afternoon or early this evening as a weak cold front sinks into central KS. Winds across central KS will become northerly this evening while continuing overnight. Patchy fog is possible near GBD and RSL near the end of the period. && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ DISCUSSION...BRB AVIATION...BRB