Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible this evening and through the early overnight hours, according to the National Weather Service.
A line of thunderstorms may develop from Wichita, Kan., to Manhattan, Kan., by late afternoon, and track eastward during the evening hours, the weather service said.
For extreme eastern Kansas and western Missouri, the severe risk increases after 7 p.m. tonight and will spread eastward with time, according to the weather service.
Large hail, damaging winds and heavy rain are the main threats; however, a small threat for tornadoes does exist, but will decrease substantially with time and as the storms move east, the weather service said.
The weather service said the chance of showers and storms, mainly after 2 p.m., will be 40 percent during the daytime. The high will be near 71. A south wind of 13 to 17 mph may gust as high as 26 mph.
Tonight, the chance of precipitation increases to 80 percent, according to the weather service. Showers and thunderstorms are possible, mainly before 1 a.m. The low will be around 49. A south southwest wind of 8 to 17 mph will gust as high as 26 mph
On Thursday, it will be partly sunny with a high near 61, the weather service said. A west northwest wind of 9 to 14 mph will gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday night, the low will be around 38, according to the weather service. A light west northwest wind will become northwest 8 to 13 mph after midnight.
Friday, the high will be near 54 with mostly sunny skies and a northwest wind of 10 to 13 mph, the weather service said.
Friday night, it will be mostly clear with a low of 35, according to the weather service.
Saturday’s forecast is sunny with a high near 62, the weather service said.