Warmer than normal temperatures are expected Wednesday in southeastern Kansas along with strong winds. If you add this with a lack of moisture in the area over the past couple of weeks you get a high risk of wildfires being able to spread quickly. Wind gusts have a chance to get up to 30+ mph.

Temperatures overnight will be in the upper 20s and lower 30s Wednesday night. It will be even warmer for Thursday with highs in the mid to upper 50s locally and into the 60s in the south-central parts of the state. Winds will die down significantly and a mixture of clouds and sunshine is expected.

As for Friday, it will be in the upper 40s and lower 50s with winds at 10-15 mph out of the northeast with little to no cloud cover.