A red flag warning is in effect today from noon through 6 p.m. for Wyandotte County and the Kansas City area, according to the National Weather Service.
Counties to the south and west also are under the red flag warning, which means there is heightened fire danger, the weather service said. Do not burn outdoors, the weather service advised.
Gusty winds will combine with dry conditions, including low relative humidity values and persistent dry fuels, leading to a threat for fires to spread rapidly, according to the weather service.
For this evening and tonight, there is a chance for strong to potentially severe thunderstorms to develop along and ahead of a cold front dropping down from the northwest.
Primary hazards with any stronger storm that develops will be gusty to damaging winds and hail, according to the weather service.
Today’s high will be near 77, with a south southwest wind of 13 to 20 mph, gusting as high as 28 mph, the weather service said.
Tonight, there is a 60 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of rain between midnight and 3 a.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 38. A west southwest wind of 11 to 16 mph will become north northwest in the evening, with winds gusting as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday, it will be sunny with a high of 52. A west northwest wind of 10 to 15 mph will gust as high as 25 mph, the weather service said.
Wednesday night, the low will be around 29, according to the weather service. A west northwest wind of 10 to 15 mph will become southwest after midnight.
Thursday, it will be sunny with a high near 54, the weather service said. A southwest wind of 6 to 15 mph will become northwest in the afternoon, and winds will gust as high as 24 mph.
Thursday night, there will be a low of 28, according to the weather service.
